# Pushkar Mukewar

> Pushkar Mukewar is the Mumbai-based co-founder and CEO of Drip Capital, a digital trade finance and B2B commerce company serving small businesses. His career spans credit risk at Capital One, consulting at Oliver Wyman and investing at Saama Capital. He and Neil Kothari developed Drip through Y Combinator in 2015 before launching Indian exporter operations in 2016; Drip reported over $9 billion in cumulative trade finance transactions in April 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Drip Capital
- **Organizations:** Drip Capital, Saama Capital, Oliver Wyman, Capital One, Forbes Finance Council
- **Education:** MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurial Management, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, MS, Computer Science and Computational Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built Drip Capital with Neil Kothari after careers in finance, consulting and venture capital., Drip reported more than $9 billion in cumulative trade finance transactions and more than 11,000 businesses served in April 2026., Named among Business World’s 40 Under 40 leaders, as recorded in his World Economic Forum biography.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Worked at Capital One in credit risk analytics.
- **2007-2009** — Worked as a consultant at Oliver Wyman.
- **2011-2014** — Worked as an investor at Saama Capital in India.
- **2014** — Left employment to explore lending startup ideas with Neil Kothari.
- **2015** — Drip Capital participated in Y Combinator Summer 2015, initially offering working capital to US small businesses.
- **2016** — Launched Drip’s Indian exporter operations; Dhara Foods in Anand became the first revenue-generating Indian exporter customer.
- **2021** — Drip announced $40 million in Series C equity and $135 million in warehouse debt facilities.
- **2024** — Drip announced $23 million in equity and $90 million in debt, while reporting cash profitability.
- **2026** — Drip reported more than $9 billion in cumulative trade finance transactions in April.

## Achievements

- Built Drip Capital with Neil Kothari after careers in finance, consulting and venture capital.
- Drip reported more than $9 billion in cumulative trade finance transactions and more than 11,000 businesses served in April 2026.
- Named among Business World’s 40 Under 40 leaders, as recorded in his World Economic Forum biography.
- Led a company recognised on the YC Top Companies list in 2022 and CB Insights’ Top 250 Fintech Companies list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — A September 10 Open Magazine profile revisited his move from investing to founding Drip, early fundraising and decisions about geographic focus.
- **2026-08** — Published a World Economic Forum essay advocating transaction-level credit assessment and more predictable implementation of trade rules.
- **2026-04** — Drip announced more than $9 billion in cumulative transactions, approximately $2 billion in FY2025-26, and more than 11,000 businesses served.
- **2026-01** — Drip announced that its US business had crossed $1 billion in financed transactions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dripcapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pushkar-mukewar-0316951/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pushkar_mukewar

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Last updated: 2026-10-27