Akshat Verma

Akshat Verma is the India Head at PartsAvatar.ca, a position he has held since February 2019.1 He is a versatile professional with experience spanning various industries and roles.

Education and Early Career

Akshat holds an Integrated Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Statistics and Informatics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, which he completed between 2008 and 2013.1 His educational journey began at Little Angels High School in Gwalior, where he studied from 1992 to 2005.1

Professional Experience

Before joining PartsAvatar.ca, Akshat's career included:

1. Senior Product Manager for Electric Vehicles at Amplus Solar (October 2017 - January 2019)1
2. Co-founder of Musk, a fintech startup (August 2015 - July 2017)13
3. Regional Business Head for the West at Housing.com (May 2014 - August 2015)1
4. Regional Business Manager at Housing.com (December 2013 - May 2014)1

Role at PartsAvatar.ca

As the India Head at PartsAvatar.ca, Akshat is part of the leadership team of this aftermarket e-commerce marketplace operating in North America.2 PartsAvatar aims to make auto repair as convenient as ordering pizza, leveraging technology and a vast catalog of auto parts.2

Personal Interests

Akshat is known to be an Elon Musk fan, as evidenced by naming his fintech startup "Musk".3 He has a unique perspective on business, believing that there are too many smart people trying to make an impact by selling more, while his ambition through PartsAvatar is to repair some of those impacts.3 In his free time, Akshat enjoys spending on Luna Sandals and books.3

Akshat Verma's LinkedIn username is indeed vermaakshat, as mentioned in the query.4