1993-08-27
Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Grew up around traders and farmers! Loved the smell of fresh soil and the sound of the wind.
2011-06
Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli
Chased titles, got near-misses. VP not President, bronze not gold.At the time it stung. Now I see those almosts taught me to love the work itself more than the titles.
2015-06
Quoted Allama Iqbal: “Khud hi ko kar buland itna.” Spoke from the heart about believing in ourselves, lifting each other up, and daring to dream bigger than our fears.
2015-01
Member of Technical Staff, ZLemma — first leap into startup life built the entire candidate side in Python & Angular; shipped micro-services to AWS
Hired.com acquired ZLemma that September
lesson: product-market fit > perfect code; Hired.com snapped us up that September2015-10
Co-founded Krishi Ex — hyper-local agri platform for small farmers
coded at 3 am, sold at sunrise; onboarded 200 k farmers, led a 25-person crew
2017-05
Shut Krishi Ex
hardest goodbye, richest lesson: resilience, humility, coffee before panic
2017-07
MBA begins at SPJIMR, Mumbai
SPJIMR was more than classes—it meant lifelong friendships, meeting Divya (and falling in love!),backpacking across three continents on tight budgets, and realizing after interning at Mahindra that big companies weren’t for me. I discovered my passion: building products people truly love.
2018
Program Manager, Ola Electric
launched India’s first e-scooter pilots; 0→1 smelled like fresh asphalt & lithium
2020
Married Divya💍 in Kolhapur, surrounded by our dearest friends and family. A day full of laughter, vows, and shared dreams.
joined Upstox as Product Manager; shipped the Invest mode, watched this rocketship grow from 100k to 10M users
2022
Associate Director – Product, Upstox
grew a 40-person pod; learned leadership is mostly unlearning
2024-10
Head of Product, Torus Digital
mission: reimagine banking + broking for the next 10 M Indians
Excited for what's ahead, grateful for the journey so far and the people who've shaped me.