Abhishek Gupta

Abhishek Gupta has been working in the field of rural development and agri-tech since 2005. In 2005, they worked as a Manager at Hindustan Unilever Ltd. In 2007, they worked as a Financial and Policy Journalist for various media organisations. In 2012, they worked as a Consultant for The World Bank. In 2014, they worked as a Rural Development & Livelihoods Specialist for B A P P E N A S (Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning). From 2016 to 2021, they worked as a Rural Development Specialist (Team-Lead) and Consultant for The World Bank. In 2021, they became the Co-Founder of Semaai, a 'farmer-first' company building a comprehensive end-to-end agri-tech solution to help farmers and rural Agricultural shop owners in Indonesia. Abhishek's vision is backed by some of the most renowned technology Investors and Angels - Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up program, and Beenext.

Abhishek Gupta's education history includes attending St. Stephen's College, Delhi from which they received a B.A. (Hons) in Mathematics, The Doon School, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore where they completed an Executive General Management Programme, Fulbright - Nehru Scholar, and Columbia | SIPA.