Utkrishta Kumar is the Founder and CEO of Oolka, India's first agentic AI credit management platform, on a mission to democratize access to affordable credit and long-term financial wellness for millions of Indians.

An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Utkrishta built over 15 years of expertise in business strategy and P&L leadership, most recently serving as Chief Business Officer at Meesho, one of India's leading social commerce unicorns.

Utkrishta is also an active angel investor in 2 startups and serves on the board of 1 company, reflecting his deep commitment to the Indian startup ecosystem.

Prior to Meesho, he served as VP and GM of Business at Meesho from 2018 to 2021, and earlier as a Founding Member and Head of Operations and Product at Hopscotch.in from 2012 to 2018.

Oolka has amassed close to 2 million users, processed over Rs 100 crore in credit repayments, and raised $13.9M across 3 funding rounds from top investors including Lightspeed and Z47.