Mikhil Innani

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India14 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Scaled Hotstar to 350M+ users
Co-founded India's largest healthtech company
Driving digital transformation in lending

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Healthtech leader with a strong focus on product management and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital LendingFinancial TechnologyProduct ManagementUser GrowthHealthtechProduct DevelopmentProduct StrategyUser ExperienceMachine LearningData Analysis

Other Skills

CC++CSSEJBEclipseFinancial ProductsHTMLJ2EEJDBCJSPJavaJavaScriptMatlabMySQLNetBeans

About

I’m the Managing Director & CEO of Apollo Finvest (a public listed NBFC), where I’m building the “AWS for Lending” – a platform that enables any company to launch digital lending in under 48 hours. Over the last 15+ years, I’ve built and scaled tech products across startups and large companies: • Hotstar (2017): Led consumer product, democratized entertainment, and scaled the platform from 0 to 350M+ monthly active users. Under my leadership, Hotstar set the Guinness World Record for the largest live video stream (India vs. Pakistan cricket match) and became India’s #1 OTT platform, later acquired by Disney in a multi-billion dollar deal. • PharmEasy (2015): Co-founded India’s largest healthtech company, now valued at $1B+. I built and led product, tech, and design – bringing affordable healthcare to people’s doorsteps at the tap of a button. • CouponDunia (2013): Joined as the 6th employee and scaled it into India’s largest couponing platform, later acquired by Times Internet. I hold a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree from Mumbai University. Today, my focus is on building financial infrastructure that powers the future of lending in India.

Experience

Apollo finvest

Chief Executive Officer

Apr 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Building the “AWS for Digital Lending” 🚀, a platform that enables any company to launch digital lending in under 48 hours.
Driving Apollo Finvest’s transformation into a digital-first NBFC, powering real-time, automated lending infrastructure.
Focused on creating scalable financial products that help businesses embed credit seamlessly.

Digital LendingFinancial Technology

Hotstar

Director, Product

Jan 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Scaled Hotstar from 0 to 350M+ monthly active users, making it India’s largest OTT platform.
Set a Guinness World Record for the largest live video stream (India vs. Pakistan cricket match).
Hired and built the core technology leadership team and scaled a 200+ member org across engineering, product, design, and HR.
Led the migration of the entire technology platform from Accenture to an in-house team — transitioning away from fully outsourced development and building proprietary tech capabilities from scratch.
Drove product growth that paved the way for Hotstar’s multi-billion dollar acquisition by Disney.
Democratized entertainment by making world-class streaming accessible to millions across India.

Product ManagementUser Growth

Pharmeasy

Co-Founder

Jan 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Co-founded India’s largest healthtech company (now valued at $1B+).
Built and led the product, tech, and design teams, making healthcare affordable and accessible at the tap of a button.
Scaled PharmEasy into the market leader in online medicine delivery, reshaping how Indians access healthcare.

HealthtechProduct Development

Coupondunia

Head of Product

Jul 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · mumbai area, india

Joined as the 6th employee and helped scale CouponDunia into India’s largest couponing platform.
Led product strategy, growth, and user experience, driving rapid adoption and category leadership.
Spearheaded the transition to mobile by launching the mobile site, native iOS, and Android apps.
Built and managed the core product and tech team, creating scalable systems to handle millions of users.
Played a key role in the company’s growth journey that led to its acquisition by Times Internet in 2014.

Product StrategyUser Experience

Gep worldwide

Head, Machine Learning

Aug 2012 – Jul 2013 · 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Led the machine learning team to design and implement custom algorithms (clustering, classification, search).
Built highly scalable ML models from the ground up to process big data for spend analysis and data classification.
Improved project turnaround time from 60 days to 15 days through automation and smarter workflows.
Reduced manpower costs per project from 25 people to under 7, driving significant efficiency gains.

Machine LearningData Analysis