Akshit Kaushik is Co-Founder and CBO at Mitigata, a Bengaluru-based cyber resilience platform that integrates AI-driven security, risk management, compliance, and cyber insurance into a single solution for Indian enterprises.

Akshit holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi and built expertise across product management, business strategy, and growth roles in fintech, health-tech, and edtech startups.

With deep skills in cyber insurance underwriting, cybersecurity risk management, and incident response, Akshit brings a rare blend of insurance domain knowledge and technology product acumen to Mitigata's business operations.

Prior to Mitigata, Akshit served as Head of Growth and Business Strategy at Tao, and held Product Management roles at Avaana and Pyxis One, where he led end-to-end product development and AI-driven feature implementation.

Mitigata raised $5.9M in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners, has grown its team by over 252% year-on-year, and is establishing three dedicated Security Operations Centers across Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi.