Abhinav Chhikara

Abhinav Chhikara is a seasoned UI/UX designer with more than ten years of experience in the field.

Beginning his career as a freelancer focusing on iOS app design, Abhinav has honed his skills working with various prominent design teams in India, such as Housing.com.

At Unacademy, he played a pivotal role as the Head of Design, where he led the design team from the early stages, contributing significantly to the platform's growth from Series A to Unicorn status.

Currently, Abhinav is the visionary behind 10kdesigners, an innovative online school that offers designers a platform to collaborate on projects and advance their design skills.

In addition to his entrepreneurial ventures, Abhinav is actively involved in mentoring both designers and early-stage founders, while also investing in start-ups like Scenes by Avalon, Airtribe, Gumroad, and Maven.

Abhinav completed his B.Tech. in Computer Science from Manipal Institute of Technology and pursued his high school education in Computer Science at St. Joseph's Pre-University College and ICSE Science at Frank Anthony Public School.

Throughout his career, Abhinav has held key positions such as Founder at 10kdesigners, Founder at UI Sources, and Head of Design at Unacademy, showcasing his leadership and design expertise.

His vast professional journey also includes roles as a Designer at abhinavc.com, CEO/Co-founder at Lisn Inc., UI/UX Designer at Housing.com, Product Designer at yelo., Designer in Residence at Microsoft, and User Experience Designer at barter.li.