Vivek Srivastava

Origin & Foundations

Vivek Srivastava trained as an engineer at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College (AKGEC) in Ghaziabad — an institution he would later return to as a builder rather than a student. His first exposure to venture-building came as a Founding Member of a college-era software incubator between 2007 and 2009, followed by a summer internship at NTPC Limited.

The decade that followed was spent in operating roles inside established Indian industrial and consumer businesses — business development at Sanarti Incorporated, senior execution at Crompton Greaves, and sales and P&L leadership as Manager at Bajaj Electricals. Nearly ten years learning distribution, strategic planning, and operational discipline before stepping into blockchain and founder-operator work.

Building at Scale

In 2019, Vivek joined DLT Labs, serving concurrently as AVP (Corporate & Finance) and as Director & Board Member through 2023 — helping scale blockchain solutions across multiple geographies. That grounding in emerging technology set up the next chapter of his career.

Since 2023, he has operated three ventures in parallel: as COO of PlatterHub.ai, he has scaled operations from India into North America, built a cross-border ESOP framework to attract senior talent, and driven 2x ROI benchmarks for brand partners through AI-and-influencer-driven campaigns. As General Partner at D26 Ventures, he evaluates and mentors early-stage AI, blockchain, and enterprise SaaS founders across India and Canada. And as Director at ProInfo Technologies, he has led an international expansion into the Middle East and North America, closing more than ₹30 crore in enterprise deals.

Operations & Leadership Philosophy

A leader does not push the team from behind — they pull the team from the front. Leadership is earned through action, not position. Clear communication matters, but execution is what ultimately defines credibility: articulate leaders can inspire a room and still fail to deliver. A strategy has no value until it survives implementation.

The real test of leadership is the ability to convert ideas into measurable outcomes while maintaining efficiency and uncompromising ethical standards — results over rhetoric, discipline of execution over quality of the plan.

Fintech, Blockchain & Regulatory Grounding

Vivek holds a Certified in Blockchain and Digital Assets (CBDA) credential from the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, a Certified Blockchain Expert (V2) credential from the Blockchain Council, and a data protection certification from TÜV SÜD. His operating experience spans blockchain deployment at DLT Labs, blockchain and cloud infrastructure delivery at ProInfo Technologies, and the evaluation of blockchain and AI startups as General Partner at D26 Ventures.

That throughline — building technology within a compliance-aware frame — is reinforced by a six-month certificate course in Corporate Law from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, and a course in Operations Management from IIM Bangalore.

The Hybrid Athlete

Outside the business, Vivek runs. In August 2026 he completed the Tuffman Half Marathon in Delhi — part of a personal discipline he treats as inseparable from how he operates: pacing, patience, and the willingness to keep going once the plan meets the road. More in the Fitness section below.