Nitesh S.

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Poker strategy at India's top gaming unicorn.
Founded and scaled largest poker network in India.
Raised over $4M for educational startup.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the online gaming and educational technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyStrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness Development

Other Skills

AnalyticsBusiness PlanningCompetitive AnalysisE-commerceManagement ConsultingMarket ResearchMarketingMarketing StrategyMicrosoft OfficeOperations ManagementP&L managementStart-upsStrategic ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsTeam Management

About

Nitesh is Business, Strategy and P&L leader at Gameskraft, one of the fastest-growing and profitable gaming unicorns in India. He leads the growth, strategy, and revenue of Poker, one of the four gaming products offered by Gameskraft, along with Gamezy, Rummyculture, and Ludo select. He has over five years of experience in the online gaming industry, with a deep expertise in real money games. Before joining Gameskraft, Nitesh was the Founder and CEO of Pocket52, which became the largest poker network running in India and was acquired by Gameskraft in late 2021. Prior to Pocket52 Nitesh co-founded and led Plancess, an online education platform for IIT JEE preparation, which reached millions of students across the nation. Nitesh raised $4m+ funding for Plancess from 2012-2017 and his start-up got acquired by a public listed firm in 2017. Nitesh is an IIT Bombay graduate, an angel investor, and a passionate entrepreneur who is always looking for great talent and innovative ideas.

Experience

Mynaksh

Co-Founder & CEO

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Gameskraft

Vice President Business & Strategy

Sep 2021 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led the Poker vertical at Gameskraft, owning end-to-end responsibility across P&L, product, growth, and customer experience. As part of the core leadership team, worked closely with the founders on strategic decisions, scaling Poker into one of India’s top real-money gaming experiences. Drove initiatives across functions while building a high-performance cross-functional team.

P&L managementproduct strategygrowth initiativescustomer experienceBusiness StrategyStrategy

Nexweave

Angel Investor

May 2020 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Interactive Videos with Personalization Tool - Nexweave (www.nexweave.com)

Pocket52

Founder & CEO

Jun 2018 – Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I founded Pocket52 in 2018, raised 4 rounds of funds from Angels, VC fund 'Speciale Invest' and Gameskraft (Strategic Investment). Pocket52 became the largest poker network running in India, Got acquired by Gameskraft in late 2021.

fundraisingnetwork buildingEntrepreneurshipBusiness Development

Prepido learning pvt ltd

Co-Founder & CEO

Jul 2017 – Nov 2017 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Project 3G, A MISSION WITH A CAUSE - A Unified Cognitive Technology Solution for Educational Ecosystem.

Plancess edusolutions

Co-Founder & Director

Feb 2011 – May 2017 · 6 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

In my third year of college, I had co-founded Plancess alongside friends from IIT Bombay. During its operation from 2012 to 2017, Plancess emerged as a leading provider of entrance exam preparation in India. Our offerings, which encompassed digital, and online assessment, were created by a team of experts and top-performing rank holders.
We take great pride in having helped over 120,000 students reach their full potential through our commitment to excellence and expertly designed learning tools. We raised 3 rounds of investment from HNIs, and a successful exit in 2017, which solidified Plancess' position as a highly regarded provider in the industry.