Amit Lakhotia

Amit Lakhotia is a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in the internet space, particularly in travel, payments, and e-commerce.

He has a remarkable track record of being part of the leadership team in two highly successful startups that grew to become billion-dollar companies.

At MakeMyTrip (2007-11), he contributed to its growth as India's largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) listed on NASDAQ with a valuation of about 1 billion USD.

During his tenure at Paytm (2012-15), Amit played a key role in establishing it as India's major player in the payment sector with a valuation of approximately 5 billion USD.

Known for his proficiency in building businesses from inception to a substantial scale, Amit excels in conceptualization, strategic planning, and implementation.

His expertise encompasses a deep understanding of the online landscape, creating scalable ventures, implementing marketplace strategies, and developing strong distribution networks.

Amit's key strengths lie in consumer research, product management, negotiation, alliance building, data analytics, financial management, team leadership, and establishing online enterprises.

He holds an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a BE in Computers from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology.

Throughout his career, Amit has been associated with various organizations, including roles as the Founder at Park+, Angel Investor at BharatPe, Vice President - Business at Tokopedia, Vice President - Business at Paytm Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Co-Founder and Director at GetMeCab.com, Product Manager and Business Head - B2B at MakeMyTrip.com, and as an Engineer at UTStarcom.