RocketShip HQ is a boutique user acquisition and growth marketing agency. We partner selectively with apps that we believe can be profitable at scale - to drive sustainable, profitable growth. With our deep experience of 3 exits, 8 figures of UA spend and 100 million+ installs, we provide the combination of creative strategy, growth strategy and execution that we find is essential to scaling sustainably. At this point we are only taking on advertisers with a minimum of $30,000 a month in ad spend for our fully managed services. If that is you, please fill in the form below.
(If our fully managed services aren’t a good fit for you, you may want to consider our advisory services - or free office hours).
Shamanth Rao
CEO and Founder
Shamanth Rao
CEO and Founder
Shamanth manages overall strategy & execution of user acquisition activities for RocketShip HQ’s clients. He has led user acquisition activity for mobile apps leading up to 3 exits in the last 7+ years - Bash Gaming(acquired by Game Show Network for $170mm), PuzzleSocial(acquired by Zynga), and FreshPlanet(acquired by GameLoft). He also hosts the How Things Grow podcast.
He has been attacked by a wild elephant - and lived to narrate the full story at The Moth in New York City. He has also performed improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Magnet Theater, both in New York City.
Hafsah Chorghay
Sr. Mobile Marketing Manager
Hafsah Chorghay
Sr. Mobile Marketing Manager
Hafsah manages mobile marketing campaigns for RocketShip HQ’s clients. She has more than 6 years of experience spanning companies such as Reach Local, The Brand Saloon & NetBiz Systems, among others. Hafsah has Google Ads Search, Google Ads Fundamentals & Google Ads Display certifications.
When she’s not working, you’ll find Hafsah in the kitchen baking some cookies, enjoying a cup of coffee in her favorite chair, and taking care of her plants.
Virendra Shekhawat
Mobile Marketing Manager
Virendra Shekhawat
Mobile Marketing Manager
Virendra manages mobile marketing campaigns for RocketShip HQ’s clients. He has experience of over 4 years in digital marketing focused on eCommerce & performance marketing. He’s worked with marquee companies such as ICICI Prudential Insurance, Gemcolorz, and Vaibhav Global among others. Virendra received his B.Sc (H) from Delhi University and his MBA from the Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai.
He enjoys immersing himself in interesting experiences be it trekking, rafting, flying fox or cooking his wife Sonam's favorite dishes.
Faiyath Rhythm
UX Designer
Faiyath Rhythm
UX Designer
Faiyath designs marketing user experiences - spanning display ads, videos and playables among others. Faiyath comes with over 4 years of design & entrepreneurial experience, and has played pivotal roles in companies such as Stalwart (BD) Associates, Sheba.xyz, Kajkey, dgMarket, BET Global and Tasia Holdings Ltd. Faiyath has an undergraduate degree from United International University.
Faiyath loves practicing Karate and enjoys watching anime in his leisure time
Hassan Sultan
Creative Director
Hassan Sultan
Creative Director
Hassan Sultan is RocketShip HQ's art director. He has more than 10 years experience in Design and Animation, and over 4 years in Marketing Art. He creates concepts, new ideas and iterations for ads for mobile apps. Hassan has made 3000 ads for 30 mobile games over 5 years. His work contributed to a mobile game's user acquisition team growing a user base from 2 million downloads to 100 million downloads.
When Hassan is not working, he likes to draw and game.
Karishma Sundaram
Content Marketing Manager
Karishma Sundaram
Content Marketing Manager
Karishma manages the Mobile User Acquisition Show podcast at RocketShip HQ, and content marketing overall. She has 7 years of experience in developing high-value content for targeted audiences, especially in the tech startup ecosystem. In a previous life, Karishma worked as an editor for a children's newspaper.
Karishma spends her free time buried in either books or food. She also loves languages, and is on a quest to learn as many as she can.
Aniruddha Mishra
Sr. Mobile Marketing Manager
Aniruddha Mishra
Sr Mobile Marketing Manager
Aniruddha is a Sr Mobile Marketing Manager for Rocketship HQ's key clients. He has an overall experience of over 6 years in Digital and Growth Marketing with various clients across Gaming, FinTech, Dating among other verticals. Aniruddha received his B.Tech from Jaypee University and his General Management diploma from IIM Bangalore.
While he is not working he loves to go out playing badminton, swimming and trying out various delicacies.
Maja Tesanovic
Administrative & Operations Assistant
Maja Tesanovic
Administrative & Operations Assistant
Maja has been a personal assistant to the CEO of Kosic Law Firm, and a head assistant for a team of 15 people. She has worked in government for a year, and continues working with international clients. She, along with a group of friends, have developed an algorithm that detects polluted water. It is the only one of its kind in the world, as it sends data directly from the microscope to the computer. The group is trying to work on a feature that estimates what percentage of the water is polluted.
Maja’s family are helping abandoned animals, with an organization that provides home for hundreds of dogs each year. Since she has lived in several European cities in Europe—Oslo, Milan, Belgrade and Berlin—Maja can speak 5 languages fluently, and loves experiencing new cultures.
Advisors
Michael Howard
Michael Howard
Michael Howard is an investor and sales leader. He's an investor at Liquidity Advisors, Managing Partner at HKS Consulting & Partner at Snowband Capital, prior to which he was a co-founder and head of business development at The Mobile Growth Agency(TMGA).
When he's not working, he enjoys hiking, krav maga, and spending time with friends and family.
Sharath Kowligi
Sharath Kowligi
Sharath Kowligi is the Director of Ad Monetization at GameHouse, where he works on a portfolio of 35(!) games to maximize yields from in-game advertising. Sharath has deep experience in user acquisition/growth in the mobile gaming space - companies he's worked for include Bash Gaming(acquired for $170 million), Pretty Simple, and many other companies. When he's not working, he pursues pointless facts, trivia and cult science fiction shows.
