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Karthik Kongovi

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Consultant, Mentor and Advisor at Various Start-Ups
📍 United States

Karthik is a seasoned operational executive who specializes in scaling startups. He was the first operational leader at OpenSea, guiding it through 600x growth, and previously managed operations, finance, and legal for MyFitnessPal leading up to its acquisition.

As an alumnus of Northwestern University School of Law and The University of Texas at Austin, he has a strong foundation in both law and business. He now actively advises and invests in early-stage companies, helping them navigate strategic and operational challenges.

Unique fact: At MyFitnessPal, he uniquely held the combined role of COO, CFO, and General Counsel.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Consultant, Mentor and Advisor
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
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Scaling Startups
His career is defined by joining startups like OpenSea and MyFitnessPal to build the operational infrastructure required for hyper-growth and successful exits.
Web3 & NFTs
As the first operational executive at OpenSea, the world's largest NFT marketplace, he has deep experience in scaling web3-native organizations.
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Career

Work history

3-2016
Consultant, Mentor and Advisor
Various Start-Ups
Vice President of Operations
OpenSea
9-2017 - 10-2019
Vice President of Operations
ASAPP
1-2014 - 4-2016
Vice President of Operations
MyFitnessPal
VP Business Development and Operations
Ness Computing
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Education
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Stanford Law School
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Texas McCombs School of Business
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