Akash Gupta is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zypp (earlier Mobycy), India’s Largest Electric Logistics Startup. His vision for Zypp is to solve last-mile deliveries in a convenient, affordable and eco-friendly way, thereby building more liveable cities and a sustainable world. To Zypp, Akash brings years of executive-level leadership experience in marketing and rapidly scaling up tech and tech-assisted businesses at MobiKwik, Snapdeal, Dell and Airtel. Akash is an avid speaker and has been representing as a thought leader in various Electric Mobility, Startup and marketing events.
Before founding Zypp at the intersection of green tech & EV tech, Akash was with MobiKwik as Vice President and head of Marketing. He was instrumental in placing MobiKwik amongst the leading Fintech startups in India. At Snapdeal, Akash was heading Acquisitions and alliances for Mobile Marketing, where he led a 5X growth of daily app acquisitions and drove mobile revenue growth while maintaining a Top 10 rank on AppStores. Before Snapdeal, Akash led the 4G launch and nationwide acquisitions for 4G at Airtel.
After being a topper in Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Akash went on to pursue his MBA from IMT Ghaziabad in 2008. Akash loves watching movies & finishing IMDB Top 250 is on his hit list. Akash is passionate about creating content through his channel known as “Kaash Se Akash” to provide tips and advice to young entrepreneurs looking to grow and hustle, including his podcast “The Founder’s Show” featuring successful startup founders sharing their stories and lessons. He loves travelling with his wife & friends and thinks travelling gives a lot of worldly perspectives & helps grow an individual from within. Akash has a penchant for fitness & music too.
Akash is also a content creator & startup influencer and he regularly posts his content on his Instagram & YouTube by the name “KaashSeAkash”, the plan for this social avatar is to create founders & entrepreneurs for Bharat. He covers founder success stories, business hacks, motivational content & nuances on how he is building Zypp Electric.
