Vijaya Krishnappa

Vijaya is a co-founder of KOSHA.ai, a deep-tech startup working traceability and circularity in crafts and textile sector. He holds a background in both engineering and Management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur India and has over 16 years of experience in the fashion sector and management consulting. Before starting KOSHA.ai, Vijaya was working in consulting sector with Technopak a retail consulting firm and IMaCS(Part of Moody’s investor service, India/ICRA)advised several corporates from India and other geographies on business strategy and planning, market assessment, and market entry strategy. In addition to corporate clients, Vijaya has advised government organizations and industry bodies on policy advisory, implementation, and impact assessment. Beyond his professional life, he is a barefoot marathoner and a practitioner of minimalism. Vijaya has conducted workshops/Guest lectures organized by IIM Bangalore(NSRCEL), Deshpande Start-ups, Radboud University(Netherlands), TEXPROCIL, CCAMP, Jain University, AICTE among others covering areas of entrepreneurship and technology.