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Akshansh Gupta

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Founder at The Malwa Story
📍 Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Akshansh Gupta is a growth manager turned founder of The Malwa Story, a D2C brand delivering authentic food from Indias Malwa region. Leveraging his experience from major startups like Swiggy and PharmEasy, and his MBA from IIM Shillong, he is building a brand rooted in his personal passion.

His entrepreneurial journey is deeply personal, driven by his love for the food he grew up with in Ujjain, particularly sev. Outside of his business, Akshansh is focused on his fitness journey, documenting his progress and viewing physical health as an important aspect of being a founder.

Interesting fact: Akshansh officially holds the title of "Chief Sevpaglu" at his company, a playful term meaning "chief crazy-for-sev person. "

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Akshansh shows up

Early Adopter
Risk Tolerant
Fast But Thoughtful

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Akshansh cares about

D2C Food Brands
He founded The Malwa Story to solve his own problem of not finding authentic 'sev' and aims to build a national brand for regional snacks.
Growth Marketing
He has a strong background in growth from Swiggy and PharmEasy and actively shares insights on customer repeat rates and improving Amazon RoAS for his brand.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Founder
The Malwa Story
6-2025 - 8-2025
Senior Growth Manager
Instamart
6-2022 - 8-2025
Marketing Mentor
topmate.io
5-2022 - 5-2025
Growth Manager
Instamart
12-2021 - 5-2022
Growth - PE Labs Search and Merchandising
PharmEasy
In the press

Media appearances

The Malwa Story - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors - Tracxn. Featured in Tracxn
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Education
2019 - 2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
2019 - 2020
Executive Management Program
IÉSEG School of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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