# Tushar Srivastava

> Tushar Srivastava is the co-founder and CEO of Skeps, an embedded finance platform connecting merchants with banks and other lenders. An IIT Delhi alumnus with a background in payments, financial services consulting and credit risk, he works on making financing available within the customer’s purchase journey.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Skeps
- **Organizations:** Skeps, LendingPoint, Inductis
- **Education:** Dual Degree in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- **Known for:** Co-founded Skeps, a platform connecting merchant purchase journeys with multiple financial institutions., Led Skeps during its $9.5 million Series A announcement in September 2021., Skeps added U.S. Bank Avvance to its lender network, announced March 25, 2026.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held analyst, project management and Vice President - Banking & Financial roles at Inductis.
- **—** — Worked in risk at LendingPoint before Skeps.
- **2018** — Skeps was founded; Tushar is identified as a co-founder alongside Prerit Srivastava and Mayank Tewari.
- **2021** — Led Skeps as it announced a $9.5 million Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with Accel participating.
- **2022** — Discussed bank distribution and white label lending with Jim Marous on Banking Transformed and appeared on Founder Thesis.
- **2026** — U.S. Bank announced Avvance’s integration with Skeps; appeared on The Brunch Lab with Bertelsmann.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Skeps, a platform connecting merchant purchase journeys with multiple financial institutions.
- Led Skeps during its $9.5 million Series A announcement in September 2021.
- Skeps added U.S. Bank Avvance to its lender network, announced March 25, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared on the May 29 episode of The Brunch Lab with Bertelsmann to discuss Skeps, credit infrastructure, blockchain and AI.
- **2026-05** — Skeps published a May 11 home improvement financing article listed under his byline, discussing insights from colleague Mike Fredricks.
- **2026-03** — U.S. Bank announced Avvance’s integration with Skeps on March 25; Srivastava commented on credit access and offer matching.

## Links

- Website: https://www.skeps.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tushar-srivastava-58960318

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Last updated: 2026-10-27