Former Twitter India boss Manish Maheshwari confirms exit, will launch edtech start-up
- ByStartupStory | December 15, 2021
Former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari who relocated to the US as the senior director, global strategy and operations of the company, is exiting the firm to launch his ed-tech startup.
“I am leaving Twitter. The (exit) date has to be worked out. I want to do things in the education and teaching space,” Maheshwari told.
“Coming from a very ordinary middle-class background, education has been a cornerstone of my life. Whatever I have achieved is through education. And I see that with technology there is so much more impact you can create by developing the relevant skillset at scale. More so with the Metaverse coming in, you can also create a virtual immersive experience. The idea is to leverage the technology to really solve for employability and drive better educational outcomes,” he added.
Maheshwari’s decision comes shortly after Twitter got its new CEO Parag Agrawal, as co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role.
However, Maheshwari said he was planning the start-up, to be named Invact, for some time now and the decision had nothing to do with the rejig at the company.
Maheshwari had moved to the US in August and was reporting to Deitra Mara, Senior Director, Global Strategy & Operations at Twitter.
A graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Maheswari joined Twitter India MD to drive growth and business in the country after serving as a CEO – Digital, Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Before that, he was heading Flipkart’s seller ecosystem.
However, things went south over the last few months, as the standoff between the government and Twitter escalated over content moderation and legal trouble mounted.
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