Mukut has 24 years of leadership experience across the full spectrum of company building—from incubation to first million, from first hundred million to billion-dollar scale. His career spans management consulting (BCG, Bain), consumer tech (Nykaa, Byju’s), media (Tata Sky/Play), and FMCG (Unilever), with market exposure across India, the USA, Australia, and Indonesia. That range means he’s seen how growth works—and breaks—across industries and geographies.
The track record is concrete. At Nykaa, he contributed to a 30% share price appreciation over four months. At Byju’s, he scaled Live Classes 8x in one year, doubled revenues for the online learning business, and doubled operating margins over 15 months. At Tata Sky, he drove $350 million in NPV improvement through cost reduction and turned around customer service into a top-decile NPS performer. He’s also incubated businesses with billion-dollar market cap potential, including Tata Sky Binge and Byju’s Home Tuition.
Mukut has built and managed at serious scale—20,000+ headcount influenced, direct teams of 120+, and functions spanning business development, strategy, consumer insights, incubation, sales, marketing, and service excellence. He’s been recognized for his career development efforts, which speaks to leadership depth beyond just hitting numbers.
He holds credentials from IIM Calcutta and St. Stephen’s College—two of India’s most competitive institutions. At Openfin, Mukut advises portfolio companies navigating the transitions that kill most startups: from scrappy to structured, from product-market fit to scalable operations, from founder-led sales to real go-to-market machinery.