Sumesh Menon

Sumesh Menon is the Co-Founder and CEO of U2opia Mobile, an innovator in mobile applications that focuses on growth and monetisation for social networks.

His career spans over a decade in Marketing with a keen affinity for technology – both mobile and internet. In the past, he has held pivotal roles in global majors like Bharti Airtel and United Spirits.

With a strong conviction of using technology to address consumer and market needs, he has dedicated a major part of his career to telecom value added services. Over the years, he has built strong links in the telecom industry across the globe He has a proven record of turning around stagnant products and services and putting them on a dynamic growth path.

His foray into technology began with the first wave of the internet in India, where he built up the e-commerce portfolio for a popular India-focused portal. He then transitioned to Brand Marketing with the UB group where he re-invented the Romanov Vodka brand with the much acclaimed Vonamor Romanov campaign.

His tryst with telecom started as Head of VAS for Bharti Airtel – Karnataka, where he elevated the circle as the #1 performer on revenue and innovation across the company.This prompted his shift to Bharti Mobility in Delhi to work on new projects at a national level. While at Airtel, Sumesh launched innovative services like CRBT, 2.5 G Data, Interactive TV gaming and Enterprise messaging.

After a stint with the Bharti Airtel Mobility team in Delhi, Sumesh joined Valley start-up Bubble Motion in Singapore to power their foray into Voice SMS across operators in Asia and Africa. He was instrumental in the successful launch and growth of Bubble Blog – the voice blogging social network now launched in multiple markets.

While not behind the desk, Sumesh loves travel and photography and is also a big U2 fan.