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Ajit Kumar

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Co-Founder & CEO at Lytmus
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ajit is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lytmus, an EdTech company transforming test preparation with AI tutors. A product leader with degrees from IIT Madras and IIT Bombay, he specializes in product strategy, roadmaps, and enterprise development using Agile methodologies, with a background in both GovTech and Agritech sectors.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Ajit is an active individual who enjoys running and trekking. He also values collaborative brainstorming and enjoys discussing new ideas with like-minded people, often over dinner, blending his personal and professional curiosity.

Unique fact: Ajit has published a whitepaper on Property Tax and developed a tax module for the Punjab government that helped manage collections of approximately ₹1500 Cr.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Ajit shows up

ROI Conscious
Judgemental
Demanding

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Priorities

Topics Ajit cares about

AI in Education
As Co-Founder & CEO of Lytmus AI, he is building AI tutors to make personalized test prep accessible to every student in India.
Product Management
His expertise covers the complete product lifecycle. He has also authored a publication on the role of cognitive biases in building compelling products.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Co-Founder & CEO
Lytmus
5-2023 - 6-2025
Lead Product Manager
Swasth Alliance
8-2021 - 4-2023
Senior Product Consultant
Thoughtworks
5-2018 - 7-2021
Product Manager
eGovernments Foundation
8-2016 - 4-2018
Manager - Demand and Supply operations
FreshLeafy
In the press

Media appearances

As Automation In Technical Recruiting Gathers Speed, Lytmus Raises $7.2M From NEA, Accel. Featured in TechCrunch
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Lytmus Announces Partnership and Integration With Greenhouse Software to Help Companies Objectively Identify and Hire Top Talent. Featured in EIN Presswire
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Education
9-2021 - 9-2024
Bachelor's degree
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2011 - 2016
Master of Science (M.S.)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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