Vijay Manjunath is an accomplished entrepreneur and founder of Fotonicia, a subscription-based digital platform that serves small Indian retail business owners in print, photography, and gifting industry. Driven to help such businesses maximize their profits, Vijay aims at providing new products at wholesale rates, and through Fotonicia's e-shop, shop owners can book orders and share their personalized shop link with customers. The platform provides end-to-end order fulfillment keeping in mind the best interest of shop owners. He is a graduate of Aeronautical Engineering from Vel Tech Technical University, with an impressive 8.3 CGPA.

His entrepreneurial journey began with Donate2Educate, a non-profit organization, where he served as the founder. Prior to starting Fotonicia, Vijay had worked in various leadership positions in IT and marketing, including IT manager at Grasshopper Promotional, Marketing Manager at WebBee eSolutions Private Limited, and Executive in Operation Management and Sales & Marketing at Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Passionate about helping underprivileged children, he was also the Co-President at Salaam Baalak Trust Alumni Association.

Vijay has ambitious goals for Fotonicia, with a target of onboarding 1500+ retail shops in the next six months, expanding the team from 15+ to 60+, and hitting $0.5Mn in revenue. While he is currently bootstrapping the venture, he is open to angel investment rounds of $250,000, and interested investors can reach out to him via email at the provided address. With a focus on bringing digital transformation to India's retail industry, Vijay is an innovator with a clear vision to empower small business owners and bring them closer to their customers.