Keshav Reddy is the founder of Equal (www.equal.in). He comes from a lineage of a successful entrepreneurs from the GVK Family. He is driven by a vision to lead companies that have a positive impact for Indians. In addition to founding Equal, Keshav is a board member of Reddy Ventures (www.reddy.co.in), which is a family office of the GVK Family, where he led investments in 30+ high-growth technology companies, of which six achieved Unicorn Status (Cred, Upstox, Hive AI, Khatabook, Chipper Cash, and Genies). Prior to becoming an entrepreneur and investor, Keshav served in capacity of Vice President at GVK Airports, where he managed commercial revenues of ~$150mn and played a pivotal role in stake sales of the airport business worth ~$1 billion. He serves on the board of Aragen Life Sciences, India’s second-largest Contract Research Pharmaceutical Company and India’s largest healthcare foundation, GVK EMRI.

He founded 4 startups over the last decade in varied fields such as Digital Identity, Ecommerce, Hyperlocal and FinTech. Keshav is now leading his digital identity company Equal to be India’s digital ID wallet powering identity for 100M and has successfully exited the last 3 startups. Keshav holds an MBA from MIT and is an engineering graduate from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Recognized on top young leader lists, he’s been a World Economic Forum Young Shaper, Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle, and INK Fellowship recipient. He lives in Hyderabad with his parents, wife and son.