# Madhu Yalamarthi

> Madhu Yalamarthi is the cofounder and CEO of Modak, a fintech company building a Visa debit card and gamified family app that teaches kids and teens to manage money through chores, allowances, savings goals, and rewards. A first-generation high school graduate from rural India, he earned an MBA and MS from Stanford, where he made Arjay Miller Scholar (top 10%), then spent years as a Vice President at GGV Capital deploying roughly $200 million across 14 startups, five of which became unicorns. He left the investor's chair to build the thing he believed in: turning financial literacy into something kids actually want to practice.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO at Modak
- **Organizations:** Modak, GGV Capital, Stanford University
- **From:** Rural India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** MBA, Arjay Miller Scholar (top 10%), Stanford University (Graduate School of Business), MS, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Cofounded and leads Modak, a fintech serving kids and teens with a Visa debit card and gamified learning app, Raised $19.2M in seed and Series A funding from GGV Capital, Nazca, Monashees and 30+ angels, As a VC at GGV Capital, deployed ~$200M across 14 startups, five of which became unicorns

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held strategy, operations, and product roles across India, Africa, and the US
- **—** — Earned MBA and MS from Stanford University; named Arjay Miller Scholar
- **—** — Joined GGV Capital as Vice President, apprenticing under Hans Tung and helping build the firm's presence in India and Latin America
- **—** — Invested ~$200M across 14 startups in the US, India, and Latin America; five reached unicorn status
- **2022** — Cofounded Modak and became CEO, a fintech building financial literacy tools for kids and teens
- **2022** — Modak raised $19.2M in seed and Series A from GGV Capital, Nazca, Monashees and 30+ angels

## Achievements

- Cofounded and leads Modak, a fintech serving kids and teens with a Visa debit card and gamified learning app
- Raised $19.2M in seed and Series A funding from GGV Capital, Nazca, Monashees and 30+ angels
- As a VC at GGV Capital, deployed ~$200M across 14 startups, five of which became unicorns
- Named Arjay Miller Scholar at Stanford (top 10% of MBA class)
- First-generation high school graduate from rural India who reached Stanford and Silicon Valley

## Latest updates

- **2022-06** — Modak active in seed-stage fundraising and team building, hiring across marketplace and growth roles

## Links

- Website: https://modakmakers.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhuyalamarthi/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/madhuyalamarthi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modakmakers

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Last updated: 2026-06-22