Saagar Mehta

Retail Go-to-Market Advisor | Chief Growth Officer @ PLTFRM | Founder @ Statera Capital

I help CPG brands break into retail and drive high velocity that expands shelf space and sales.

Expertise

Growth
Retail
Go-to-Market
Omnichannel
Target
Walmart
Costco

How can Saagar help you?

Build a Retail Go-to-Market Strategy

Get Introductions to Retail Buyers

Model my retail economics before I pitch buyers

Build a velocity strategy that holds your shelf space

Craft a pitch that gets past category managers

Who is this for?

DTC brands entering retail for the first time

DTC brands looking to increase retail velocity

DTC brands looking to raise funding

Saagar Mehta’s Biography

Saagar advises consumer brands on retail expansion, national account execution, and omnichannel growth. As Chief Growth Officer at PLTFRM, he works with emerging and established brands scaling from digital traction to retail distribution. His experience includes retail launch strategy, buyer negotiations, velocity planning, and capital deployment across brands such as Graza, Bloom, and Oura. Previously, Saagar worked in investing at BlackRock and growth strategy at Wunderkind, supporting digitally native brands on acquisition and revenue growth. He also founded Statera Capital, giving him direct operating and investment experience in consumer businesses. Saagar helps brands approach retail as a disciplined growth channel, combining commercial strategy, retail economics, and operational scalability. He frequently advises on: * Retail expansion across Target, Walmart, Costco, and other national accounts * Buyer negotiations and category pitch development * Retail velocity planning and launch optimization * Broker, distributor, and promotional strategy * Omnichannel growth and D2C-to-retail positioning * Capital planning and retail financing * Margin protection and retail unit economics Clients often work with Saagar when preparing for major retail launches or scaling wholesale distribution profitably.

Experience

Chief Growth Officer & Partner

PLTFRM · 2020 – Present

Architecting retail for consumer brands.

Founder & Managing Partner

Statera Capital · 2019 – Present

Direct access and private investments to founders who build and garner authentic connection to their end consumers.

Head of Private Equity & VC Partnerships

Wunderkind · 2016 – 2020

Advised private equity and venture capital operating partners on digital growth, identity resolution, and marketing strategies to directly boost the profitability and exit valuations of their retail and e-commerce portfolio companies.

Family Office, Foundations & Endowments at BlackRock

BlackRock · 2014 – 2016

Managed high-level financial relationships and institutional growth strategies.

Publications

Saagar Mehta: Mastering Modern Customer Influence (Podcast)

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Code of Conduct

No Pitching

Privacy and Confidentiality

Professionalism

From$144/ session