Abhishek Nayak

Abhishek Nayak is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of Appsmith, an open-source low-code platform for building internal business applications.123

Professional Background

Nayak has an extensive entrepreneurial history, having founded multiple startups before Appsmith:

• Co-founded Gharpay (acquired by Delhivery)3
• Founded Clink (sold to Ezetap)3
• CEO and Co-founder of Bicycle AI12
• CEO and Co-founder of Wise Mobile Technology Inc.2

Education and Early Career

He graduated from BITS Pilani with a Master's degree and has diverse early experience, including:

• Youth Delegate to UN Climate Change Conference1
• Researcher at Bloomberg New Energy Finance2
• Vice-President at Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS-Pilani2

Appsmith Journey

Nayak co-founded Appsmith in July 2019, positioning the platform as a "WordPress for building internal user-facing applications".4 The company is fully remote, with over 80 employees across 20+ countries.5

Nayak is passionate about no-code and low-code technologies, believing in creating developer-friendly tools that simplify application development.46 His approach emphasizes creating simple, intuitive platforms that empower both technical and non-technical users to build custom business applications efficiently.