Sourav Karmakar

Director Of Products at CoinDCX

Sourav Karmakar has a diverse and extensive work experience. Sourav is currently working at CoinDCX as the Director of Products, where they are responsible for driving the company's mission of democratizing crypto and web3 access globally. Sourav is leading the growth product charter for the core platform, streamlining access to blockchain financial instruments. Sourav is also leading the Innovations team, powering products like Trade Signal, P2P, and Crypto Deposit/Withdrawal.

In 2022, Sourav also became an investor at Volt Money. Previously, they worked at BYJU'S FutureSchool as an Associate Director from 2021 to 2022. In this role, they built a team to execute multi-country Coding and Math products and launched educational products on the web and app. Sourav focused on improving Math anxiety among kids for grades 3-8 and enhancing the coding journey with a mix of self-paced learning and 1:1 live tutoring.

Before that, Sourav was the Lead Product Manager at Vedantu from 2019 to 2021. Sourav built Vedantu's first product growth team and worked on projects to scale organic acquisition, engagement, and virality. Sourav also worked on various initiatives like quizzes and a doubt-solving platform. Prior to Vedantu, they were the Senior Product Manager at DocsApp (now MediBuddy) in 2019. Sourav led product development for the laboratory and medicine business, improving order handling automation and introducing a healthcare subscription product.

Sourav's entrepreneurial journey began with co-founding StupidApp in 2015, India's first social gaming platform. Under their leadership as Co-Founder and CEO, the platform gained significant popularity, becoming the top free app on the Google play store in India.

In 2010, at the age of 18, Sourav co-founded SASLAB Technologies Pvt Ltd, a cyber security firm. Sourav provided penetration testing and cyber forensics services to top Indian government agencies and Fortune 500 companies in the IT and banking sectors. Sourav also conducted training for over 20,000 students across prestigious institutes in India.

Overall, Sourav Karmakar has a wealth of experience across various sectors, including crypto, education technology, gaming, and cyber security.

Sourav Karmakar earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from B.P. Poddar Institute Of Management and Technology, completing their studies in 2014. Sourav also obtained certifications in CEH, CHFI, LPT, and is currently pursuing ECSA certification from EC Council.

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  • Director Of Products

    August, 2022 - present