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Ajit Kumar

Transforming education with AI

Bengaluru

10+ years of work experience

Lytmus
Jul 20242 yrs 4 mosPresent

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Lytmus AI is building AI tutors trained by top teachers to help students crack high-stakes exams like JEE and NEET. Our vision is to make world-class, personalized test prep accessible to every student. Lytmus AI tutors diagnose gaps, guide practice, and support students daily, like a personal mentor in their pocket.
Swasth Alliance
May 20232 yrs 2 mosJun 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Thoughtworks
Aug 20211 yr 9 mosApr 2023

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

- Revamped customer experience across platforms for Syngenta (Agritech client); redefining their CX strategy and product value proposition through customer research, data analysis, & product experimentation on 2 new ideas - Collaborated with pre-sales team to devise business proposals for product engagements; Acquired 2 new portfolios for the serviceline - Managed 7 member data science team for British Petroleum (BP) to validate 2 business ideas using data science techniques on the operations/historical data
eGovernments Foundation
May 20183 yrs 3 mosJul 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

-Launched 3 software products to increase tax collection and improve access to public services; led to a total collection of ~ INR 1500 Cr ( up 15% y-o-y) across 4 states & addressing public complaints over 1 Lac - Managed platform service APIs (billing, collection, & user service) to cater requirements across products - Designed MVP based on the market fit and user persona studies in 10+ states; reduced ideation to go-live time for products by 50%
FreshLeafy
Aug 20161 yr 9 mosApr 2018

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

- Led business development team of 5 to on-board 250+ retail clients across Pune incl. 5 B2C startups, 7 hotel chains, & Dmart stores - Generated revenue of ~ INR 2.5 Cr over 9000+ transaction in a span of 12 months operations; achieved revenue growth of 25% M-o-M for straight 7 months and customer retention rate of ~60% - Associated 100+ Farmers and vendors across 5 states to procure fresh produce; set SOPs for supply logistics & quality assurance - Initiated warehousing model for quality control and fulfil evening delivery demands which contributed to 30% of the total revenue

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

20115 yrs2016

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Transforming education with AI

About

I’m a Product manager with business and entrepreneurial background. Able to lead software product building through complete product lifecycle - including building requirements, functional specifications, wireframes, documentation, and testing. Enjoy working in the cross-functional yet autonomous team. Areas of Expertise: Product Strategy & Roadmaps Enterprise Product Development using Scrum and Agile methodolgies Business Process Mapping Past projects: Property tax module for PMIDC, Punjab government. Other than brainstorming for awesome products I like to go for a Run, Trek and discuss ideas with like minded people over Dinner. :)

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Co-Founder & CEO at Lytmus, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Lytmus AI is building AI tutors trained by top teachers to help students crack high-stakes exams like JEE and NEET. Our vision is to make world-class, personalized test prep accessible to every student. Lytmus AI tutors diagnose gaps, guide practice, and support students daily, like a personal mentor in their pocket.

Lead Product Manager at Swasth Alliance, May 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Product Consultant at Thoughtworks, Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, - Revamped customer experience across platforms for Syngenta (Agritech client); redefining their CX strategy and product value proposition through customer research, data analysis, & product experimentation on 2 new ideas - Collaborated with pre-sales team to devise business proposals for product engagements; Acquired 2 new portfolios for the serviceline - Managed 7 member data science team for British Petroleum (BP) to validate 2 business ideas using data science techniques on the operations/historical data

Product Manager at eGovernments Foundation, May 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, -Launched 3 software products to increase tax collection and improve access to public services; led to a total collection of ~ INR 1500 Cr ( up 15% y-o-y) across 4 states & addressing public complaints over 1 Lac - Managed platform service APIs (billing, collection, & user service) to cater requirements across products - Designed MVP based on the market fit and user persona studies in 10+ states; reduced ideation to go-live time for products by 50%

Manager - Demand and Supply operations at FreshLeafy, Aug 2016 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, - Led business development team of 5 to on-board 250+ retail clients across Pune incl. 5 B2C startups, 7 hotel chains, & Dmart stores - Generated revenue of ~ INR 2.5 Cr over 9000+ transaction in a span of 12 months operations; achieved revenue growth of 25% M-o-M for straight 7 months and customer retention rate of ~60% - Associated 100+ Farmers and vendors across 5 states to procure fresh produce; set SOPs for supply logistics & quality assurance - Initiated warehousing model for quality control and fulfil evening delivery demands which contributed to 30% of the total revenue

Education

Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay