Pushkar is the CEO and Founder of Drip, a digital trade finance and B2B e-commerce platform he started with the mission of making trade easy and accessible for small businesses. Today, Drip is a 300-member strong organization with offices in Palo Alto and Mumbai. Till date, Drip has financed/facilitated over $8 billion of trade transactions, working with over 13000 sellers and buyers spread across 80+ countries. The company is backed by investors including Sequoia Capital India, Accel Partners, Y Combinator, Barclays Bank Plc, IFC (World Bank), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

A recognized thought leader in the global trade space, Pushkar has led Drip to multiple accolades, including spots on the YC Top Companies (2022) and CB Insights Top 250 Fintech Companies lists. He has also been named among Business World’s “40 Under 40” young leaders.

Before Drip, Pushkar spent several years in financial services across US, Europe, the Middle East, and India, initially as a Risk professional at Capital One and then as a Management Consultant with Oliver Wyman. Pushkar holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MS degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.