Karthik Vaidyanath

Karthik Vaidyanath is a highly experienced product leader with a strong background in eCommerce and advertising, currently serving as Product Lead for Commerce and Ads at Meta since May 2021. Karthik has successfully driven high-performing eCommerce ad solutions, supported significant advertiser revenue through customer experience initiatives, and led cross-functional teams. Prior to Meta, Karthik held senior leadership roles at Indeed.com as Director of Product Management, Gojek as Head of Product, and Hike as Director of Product Management following an acquisition of the startup InstaLively, which Karthik co-founded. With experience spanning investment banking and founding multiple startups, Karthik also invests as an angel investor and advisor, focusing on seed-stage opportunities in the tech sector. Karthik holds a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.