Stripe has appointed Manish Maheshwari as Head of Revenue and Growth for India.
He has over 20 years of experience in the tech and startup industry. He has worked in senior roles at companies like Twitter, Flipkart, and Intuit.
Maheshwari is also a founder. He started Fanory.ai, a platform that helps creators earn money using AI.
In his new role, he will help businesses grow globally, especially AI-first companies that want to expand internationally from the beginning.
“As more businesses from India build for global audiences, they will require seamless infrastructure to manage payments, subscriptions, usage-based billing and revenue operations across borders,” said Paul Harapin, Head of Asia Pacific & Japan at Stripe. “Manish brings deep experience across the Indian technology space, and we’re excited to have him lead our efforts to enable these businesses.”
“India is one of the most exciting ecosystems for building global companies today,” said Manish Maheshwari. “Founders here are building for global markets from day one, especially in AI and digital-native sectors. Invideo is just one example of that. I am thrilled to lead Stripe’s efforts to provide businesses with the foundational infrastructure they need to scale and monetise globally.”
Stripe is growing its presence in Bengaluru, which is now one of its fastest-growing hubs in the world.
The company is also investing more in its engineering, operations, and sales teams in India.
Stripe is valued at around $65 billion, making it one of the most valuable startups globally. It has been in India since 2016, but has grown slowly until now.
In 2024, Stripe received a payment aggregator licence from the RBI, which allows it to expand its payments business in India.
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