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title: "Abhishek Poddar - Co-Founder & CEO in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Abhishek Poddar, Founder at Plum. Are you a founder/people leader? Go to plumhq.com. based in Bengaluru."
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# Abhishek Poddar on Tal

## Headline

Founder at Plum\. Are you a founder/people leader? Go to plumhq\.com\.

## About

Building Plum to help companies take better care of their employees' health\. To know more, visit plumhq\.com\. If you are excited about creating a global health & insurance institution, would love to chat\. Visit plumhq\.com/careers\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Co\-Founder & CEO at Plum, 2019 \- Present · 7 yrs 8 mos, India, Plum is India’s largest employee health benefits platform\. Backed by PeakXV and Tiger Global\. Trusted by 6,000\+ companies — including CRED, Meesho, PhonePe, Swiggy and Zomato\. Plum is setting the new standard for insurance and healthcare benefits in India: group health insurance, telehealth, mental wellness, preventive care, and flexible benefits, all in one place\. Visit plumhq\.com\. If you want to join the mission, reach out to us via plumhq\.com/careers\.

Chief Product Officer at HyperTrack, 2016 \- 2019 · 3 yrs, San Francisco Bay Area, Build anything you can imagine with location

Product Manager at Google, 2013 \- 2016 · 3 yrs, San Francisco Bay Area, Led launch of Google Pay \(consumer and merchant experience\), and Google My Business

Product Head at Digit, 2009 \- 2011 · 2 yrs, New Delhi, Led technology businesses at 9\.9 Media, including • Digit \(India’s largest tech\-magazine\) • www\.digit\.in \(India’s largest tech\-website\)

Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, 2007 \- 2009 · 2 yrs, Mumbai Area, India

## Education

MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

B\.Tech\., INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

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