# Deepak Diwakar

> Deepak Diwakar is the Co-Founder and COO of Mindtickle, the AI-powered revenue enablement platform that became a $1.2B unicorn in 2021. An IIT Bombay computer science graduate and former machine learning engineer at PubMatic, Diwakar built Mindtickle's technology infrastructure from the ground up, helping transform how enterprise sales teams learn, practice, and perform. Under his watch, Mindtickle raised $281M in total funding, hit $118M+ in revenue, and earned recognition as a Forrester Wave Leader in Revenue Enablement Platforms.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & COO at Mindtickle
- **Organizations:** Mindtickle, PubMatic, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Laboratory of Informatics in Avignon
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mindtickle, which reached $1.2B unicorn valuation in August 2021, Built Mindtickle's technology infrastructure from the ground up, Helped raise $281M in total funding across 7 rounds from investors including SoftBank

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay; wrote scripts for three out of four Performing Arts Festivals during his tenure
- **2008** — Research Scholar at Laboratory of Informatics in Avignon, France
- **2008-2011** — Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer at PubMatic; built Hadoop/Big Data infrastructure, developed ML algorithms for ad optimization and geo-targeting, scaled systems to handle multi-TB data
- **2011** — Co-founded Mindtickle in Pune, India alongside Krishna Gopal Depura, Nishant Mungali, and Mohit Garg
- **2014** — Mindtickle raised Seed funding from Accel Partners
- **2020** — Mindtickle raised $100M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
- **2021-08** — Mindtickle raised $100M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, achieving $1.2B unicorn valuation - India's 20th unicorn
- **2024** — Mindtickle named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Revenue Enablement Platforms, Q3 2024
- **2025** — Mindtickle won AI-based Sales Solution of the Year at AI Breakthrough Awards; launched ElevateOS agentic operating system

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mindtickle, which reached $1.2B unicorn valuation in August 2021
- Built Mindtickle's technology infrastructure from the ground up
- Helped raise $281M in total funding across 7 rounds from investors including SoftBank
- Scaled Mindtickle to 2,500+ customers and $118M+ in annual revenue
- Pioneered the sales readiness and revenue enablement categories as distinct market categories
- Angel investor in 6 companies focused on Enterprise Applications and High Tech
- Featured on IIT Bombay alumni awards page for entrepreneurial achievement
- As an IIT Bombay student, wrote scripts for three of four Performing Arts Festivals

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Mindtickle won AI-based Sales Solution of the Year at the 8th Annual AI Breakthrough Awards
- **2025-05** — Mindtickle launched ElevateOS, described as the first agentic operating system for revenue enablement
- **2025-01** — Mindtickle completed multiple ISO security and privacy certifications
- **2024-09** — Mindtickle named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Revenue Enablement Platforms, Q3 2024

## Links

- Website: https://mindtickle.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddeepak/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ddeepak4u

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Last updated: 2026-05-27