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Akshay Verma

Judge · DISC type Dc
Co-Founder at FITPASS
📍 Delhi, India

Akshay is the Co-Founder of FITPASS, an award-winning entrepreneur recognized in Fortune, Times, and BWs 40 Under 40 lists. An alumnus of St. Stephens College, Oxford, and Columbia University, he transitioned from investment banking in London to become a serial entrepreneur and active investor, spearheading product and technology strategy at FITPASS.

Akshay is a passionate advocate for social causes, directing Agratam India, a venture focused on rural empowerment in Bihar. During his university years, he was a dedicated sportsman, playing for cricket and football teams, and was actively involved in debating. He continues to support various social initiatives in his spare time.

Interesting fact: For his innovative work with Agratam India, he was personally invited and felicitated by President Obama at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Delhi, India
Personality Overview

How Akshay shows up

Generally Skeptic
Features Driven
Fast But Wary

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Priorities

Topics Akshay cares about

Accessible Fitness
Co-founded FITPASS with the mission to democratize fitness in India, making it affordable and convenient through a universal, tech-enabled membership model.
Startup Scaling
As a serial entrepreneur, he often speaks on profitably scaling ventures without heavy cash burn, focusing on product-led growth and strong business fundamentals.
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Career

Work history

1-2015
Co-Founder
FITPASS
3-2012
Director
Agratam India
6-2016
Member, CII Regional Special Task Force on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups
Confederation of Indian Industry
2-2012 - 1-2015
Founder & Director
Skillhippo.com
12-2012 - 5-2013
Graduate Consultant
Echoing Green
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2007 - 2008
Master of Financial Economics
University of Oxford
2011 - 2013
Master of Public Administration
Columbia University
2004 - 2007
B.A. (Hons.)
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
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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