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Amitesh Maheshwari is the Principal Product Manager at Alaan (YC W23) in Dubai, with a background in product management, entrepreneurship, and software engineering.
Current Role at Alaan
Amitesh Maheshwari serves as the Principal Product Manager at Alaan (YC W23), based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this hybrid role, Amitesh is responsible for overseeing product management and ensuring that the product vision aligns with business goals. His experience spans across diverse functions including product strategy, execution, and team leadership.
Previous Experience at OkCredit
At OkCredit in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Amitesh Maheshwari held multiple roles over a span of four years. Initially joining as an Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) in 2019, he was then promoted to Senior Product Manager, a position he held until 2023. During his tenure, he led the product-led growth team, creating scalable platforms such as A/B experimentation tools, communication frameworks, and dynamic banners. These initiatives enabled the platform to handle 10 million requests per day.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
Amitesh Maheshwari co-founded BuildCorner from 2017 to 2019 in New Delhi Area, India. BuildCorner was a VR-based interior designing software company that generated significant revenue of over 70 lacs and was incubated by NASSCOM. The company served high-profile clients such as Kajaria Ceramics and Plywood. Prior to this, he founded InSite in 2016, a startup focused on software solutions, which he ran for a year.
Early Career and Technical Expertise
Beginning his career as a Software Design Engineer at Chronus - Mentoring & Talent Development Solutions in Chennai, India (2014-2015), Amitesh has developed a robust foundation in software engineering. He has 3 years of coding experience in Ruby on Rails, Android, and server deployment. Amitesh also held multiple internships; with companies like Innoz Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hachi Labs, and Spark Mobiworks Pvt. Ltd.
Education and Academic Achievements
Amitesh Maheshwari completed his MTech and BTech in Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, spanning from 2009 to 2014. During his academic tenure, he was awarded the IIT Kanpur Best Software Award for his work in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML). He also served as a Teaching Assistant for Machine Learning courses, further solidifying his expertise in the field.
