Nikhil Shetty
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, and Technology Head in Mysuru, India
Nikhil Shetty
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, and Technology Head in Mysuru, India
I'm a 24 year old first generation entrepreneur, an enthusiastic technocrat and a diplomatic orator. By degree, I'm an Electrical engineer and by profession purely a strategist and Product development expert.
Born and bought up in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. who always focused on doing everything creatively. The same mentality made me to reject high paying jobs and to start my own enterprise at the age of 21.
When I was in Engineering, Bored by the rote learning in engineering with friends, I started a company called “CREW’ , which got “The best student startup of the nation” award by TATA in 2013. I'm highly passionate about the education technology and my company VESTO, focuses on the same, to make a huge difference in the way students learn.
Now I'm the Co-Founder and CEO of VESTO Education Solutions with partner and co-founder Sumanth Prabhu.
Vesto is one of the fast growing education technology company. Vesto has catered to more than 7000 students in application learning, we are partnered with more than 20 different government/private institution, started operations in 5+ districts and 2 states in just 2 years of starting the venture. Vesto is featured in more than 10 national and state news media. The projects of vesto are appreciated and supported by DST, MSME, Karnataka ITBT cell and also by many eminent personalities.
I'm also socially active and working with 4 different NGO’s focusing on education, blood donation, anti-corruption, child rights and women rights. Also a frequent blood donor (20 times). My primary hobbies are reading novels and other books, Running, listening to all types of music.