Akash Hegde🇮🇳
Co-founder & Managing Director at ShakeDeal, National University of Singapore
About Akash Hegde
Co-founder & Managing Director at ShakeDeal, National University of Singapore
Akash Hegde is currently the Co-founder and MD of ShakeDeal. A technology entrepreneur, product leader and business strategist, he has been featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 list for his contribution to the retail & e-commerce sector. He had briefly enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur before deciding to pursue a fully funded undergraduate scholarship at the prestigious National University of Singapore. Consistently featured on the Dean’s List, he graduated Summa Cum Laude in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and won multiple accolades while at NUS. Akash has over 8 years of rich experience across product management, business operations, and strategy roles. He has played an instrumental role in building world-class products for leading product tech companies in the SaaS and E-Commerce domains. While at Practo, he launched their main product offerings - Doctor Search and Practice Management Software - in international markets such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. At Shopee, he was a part of the early product team that launched the e-commerce site and mobile app simultaneously across 7 countries, clocking over $200M+ GMV in 6 months of going live. He is now dedicating his energy towards solving exciting pain points in the B2B procurement and supply chain sector. In his time off-work, he likes reading the Economic Times and dissecting other businesses and their business models.
Expertise
Sessions with Akash Hegde
- Mentorship Session (30 min): General mentorship
What mentees say
“Had a great session with Akash. He is a knowledgeable CxO and provided great insights on GTM, product distribution and strategy. Would strongly recommend. Thanks”