Akhil Gupta — Co-Founder

I’m a product-first founder and operator with 7+ years and scaling teams from 0 to 40 building creator-led and DTC brands from zero to scale. I’ve led launches and high-growth operations across India, the UAE, the US, the UK, and the Philippines, working with 250+ creators and celebrities to take brands from idea to market. What I do best: Lead end-to-end product and go-to-market strategy, from 0→1 launches to scaling operations Build and run cross-functional teams (0 to 40+) across product, tech, design, ops, and finance Design systems that reduce time-to-market, improve unit economics, and scale reliably At Merchit (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer), I: Launched and scaled 250+ creator-led brands across 5 countries Reduced average time-to-market by 40% and increased revenue by ~25% within 6 months Built backend automation on GCP, powering 100+ concurrent brand stores, cutting manual ops by 80% Led partnerships with YouTube, Shopify, Razorpay, and PhonePe, including becoming India’s first official YouTube Merch Shelf Partner and one of the top 50 globally My background combines strong technical foundations with business-first product thinking: B.Tech in Computer Science Ex–Dell EMC (Software Engineering Intern, PPO recipient) ISB Product Management (Gen AI) graduate, ranked #1 with a perfect score (181/181) Currently, I’m focused on: Scaling creator-led commerce platforms Building AI-first product and automation systems Solving go-to-market, monetization, and operational scale problems

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert with a strong focus on creator-led commerce and AI-driven solutions.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 7 yrs 10 mos