Kaven Malhi
Business & Venture Building

Entrepreneurial Work

Real family business experience alongside venture concepts I've helped build through coursework — and where I want to take this next.

Family Business

Family Rice Mill & Agricultural Operations Ongoing
Family-Owned Rice Mills & Farming Operations — Karnal, India
  • Supported my father in the operational management of the family's rice mills and farmland, gaining direct exposure to production scheduling, supply logistics, and quality control in an agricultural processing environment.
  • Assisted in coordinating seasonal workforce planning and vendor relationships during peak harvest and milling periods, balancing output targets with resource and equipment constraints.
  • Contributed to day-to-day business decision-making, including inventory oversight and cost management, developing an early, practical foundation in operations and small-business strategy well before formal business education.

Venture Concepts

Business ventures I've helped build as part of my degree — full pitches, business models, and go-to-market strategy.

SyncUp AI — Venture Pitch Digital Entrepreneurship
Team venture project

SyncUp AI is a mobile-first scheduling app concept for university students: it reads an uploaded syllabus and automatically builds a conflict-free semester schedule around classes, work shifts, and personal time.

  • Built out the full venture narrative: problem sizing, target customer profile, and a three-tier pricing model (Free / Premium $4.99 / University licensing).
  • Developed the competitive landscape analysis against Notion, Google Calendar, Shovel, and MyStudyLife, and validated demand through a 47-student survey and 8 peer interviews.
  • Contributed to brand positioning, go-to-market strategy (Instagram ads, campus ambassador program, SEO), and a phased growth plan from campus pilot to pan-Canadian expansion.
Wayfari — AI Travel Companion Venture Operations Management
Team venture project

Wayfari is an AI travel companion concept designed to replace the 8+ hours and 12+ apps typically needed to plan a trip with one AI-driven platform that plans, books, and adapts an entire itinerary.

  • Helped build the Business Model Canvas, value chain analysis (primary and support activities), and revenue/scalability model spanning subscriptions, booking commissions, and affiliate partnerships.
  • Conducted a VRIO analysis to assess which of Wayfari's assets (recommendation engine, human capital, supply base, client contracts) offered real competitive advantage.
  • Led root-cause analysis of a simulated operational failure (a 43% peak-season booking failure rate) using a fishbone diagram, tracing the issue to a single-vendor GDS dependency and proposing a 30-day remediation plan.
What's Next 2026 – 2027
In progress

I'm currently working on upcoming projects that will be announced soon.