Summary
Kshitij Gajapure is a product-led founder and serial game developer with eight years of experience building and launching Web3, VR/AR, gaming, EdTech and HealthTech products. He has taken three startups from concept to market—most notably leading a Solana Web3 game that generated $1.1M in NFT sales—and combines hands-on skills in Unity, smart contracts, game design and tokenomics with fundraising and community growth. As CEO and Game Lead he scaled DAUs, doubled NFT secondary volume, grew a Discord to 6,500 members, and increased company treasury through strategic pivots. His background includes developing clinical gamified rehab systems used in 20+ clinics, an award-winning VR education title, and an investment analyst stint where he built a gaming thesis for a $225M VC. An IIT Gandhinagar CS graduate with minors in Design and Cognitive Science, he pairs rigorous research (31 citations) with product instincts and a knack for turning solo projects into 50k-player hits.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Major in Computer Science & Engineering with Minors in Design and Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Major in Computer Science & Engineering with Minors in Design and Cognitive Science at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)