About

Aditya Kulkarni is a seasoned entrepreneur and co-founder of Stoa, India's premier business education institution. With a PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from BITS Pilani, Aditya has built and sold two startups in the past and is currently building his third venture with Stoa. StoaMBA, Aditya's brainchild, is India's best alternative to the traditional MBA that helps individuals grow a business brain in just 24 weeks and find their feet in India's thriving startup ecosystem. The program helps individuals master the language of business, gain competence and clarity to succeed in business roles at high-growth startups, and build their confidence and skills. Aditya is an education entrepreneur at heart, and he firmly believes that building profitable businesses is India's only real chance to create wealth and prosperity for over a billion people. He is trying to build institutions where every motivated and ambitious individual can get a quality business education that's practical and viable. In the past, Aditya has built Learning Outcomes, an assessment analytics company that was acquired by Liga EduTech, and BabyOnBoard, a memories and milestones platform for early years that was acquired by RoundGlass. He also built India's first Socio-Emotional Wellbeing Program for Schools at RoundGlass, where he served as the Director of School Programs. Aditya's education background and experience in building successful startups have equipped him with a diverse skill set that includes research, marketing, operations, and entrepreneurship. He is a research scientist and has relevant experience of over nine years. Aditya is passionate about building the Indian dream, and he invites individuals to join Stoa's intense yet fun process to master the language of business, build a solid startup network, and get placed in lucrative business roles at high-growth startups.