Garikipati is an entrepreneur and technologist with over 30 years of experience majorly in technology and executive leadership roles. 5paisa.com has appointed Ravi Garikipati as an additional non-executive and independent director to its board in an aim to consolidate its position as India’s leading digital investing marketplace.

5paisa.com has appointed Ravi Garikipati as an additional non-executive and independent director to its board. This move came in as the company aims to consolidate its position as India’s leading digital investing marketplace.

Garikipati is an entrepreneur and technologist with over 30 years of experience majorly in technology and executive leadership roles. He was the co-founder of a fintech startup Davinta FinServ, focussing on Financial Inclusion for the bottom of the pyramid. Before which he was the CTO of Flipkart, wherein, he defined and executed technology vision and roadmap to transform commerce.

“I am extremely delighted to have Mr. Ravi Garikipati on board. His vast experience in managing large e-commerce companies and deep knowledge of advanced tech will add immense value to our company,” said, Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5paisa.com.

Commenting on his appointment Garikipati said “ I am pleased to be part of 5Paisa board. I look forward to working with Prakarsh and his leadership team as they leverage technology to revolutionize digital investing for the underserved”

Garikipati is a board member and advisor to many late-stage startups and an active angel investor in deepTech, finTech and consumerTech startups. He has masters in both software engineering and management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.