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Utham Gowda

Critic · DISC type C
Chairman Managing Director Group CEO at Captain Fresh
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Utham Gowda is the Founder and CEO of Captain Fresh, a company focused on revolutionizing the seafood supply chain. With a background in investment banking and corporate planning in the seafood sector, he is driving the companys global expansion. He holds an MBA from SPJIMR and a B. Tech from NIT Karnataka.

Utham is intellectually curious, as demonstrated by a recent deep-dive trip to China to learn from AI founders, academics, and big tech leaders. He is a regular attendee of major industry events like the Boston Seafood Show, reflecting his deep immersion and passion for the seafood industrys evolution.

He was recently named one of Indias Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia for 2024.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Chairman Managing Director Group CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Utham shows up

Information Seeker
Objective Thinker
ROI Driven

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Utham cares about

Seafood Industry
He is building the "future of seafood" by acquiring and partnering with global players like Spain's FRIME and Poland's KORAL S. A. to consolidate the market.
Global Expansion
He is actively focused on international growth, making strategic acquisitions in Europe and frequently traveling to key markets like China and the US for business.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chairman Managing Director Group CEO
Captain Fresh
6-2020 - 8-2025
Founder & CEO
Captain Fresh
2-2018 - 3-2019
Executive Vice President
Nekkanti Sea Foods Ltd.
2016 - 2-2018
Associate Vice President
o3 Capital
2014 - 2016
Senior Associate
Kriscore Financial Advisors Private Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion‑dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path” – Part 1 (First Principles). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion‑dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path” – Part 2 (First Principles). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Education
MBA
SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
B Tech
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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