# Vivek Tiwari

> Vivek Tiwari is the Mumbai-based co-founder and former CEO of Medikabazaar. His career spans sales, distribution and operations, followed by building a B2B purchasing platform with Ketan Malkan. The company raised major funding rounds during his leadership; his later departure led to a contested governance and contractual dispute.

- **Role:** Co-founder; former CEO at Medikabazaar
- **Organizations:** Medikabazaar, Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Private Limited, Tata Sky, Telenor India, AMRA
- **From:** Kolkata, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** MBA, Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Bachelor’s degree, University of Calcutta
- **Known for:** Co-founded Medikabazaar in 2015., Led the company during its announced $75 million and $65 million funding rounds in 2021 and 2022., The business developed VIZI inventory software; its national patent was reported in June 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2011** — Worked in sales and distribution at Telenor India.
- **2011-2012** — Head of sales development at Tata Sky.
- **Before 2015** — Held a chief operating officer role at AMRA.
- **2015** — Launched Medikabazaar with Ketan Malkan; commercial operations began in April.
- **2018** — Described six fulfilment centres and coverage of more than 16,000 Indian postcodes.
- **2021** — Company announced a $75 million Series C funding round.
- **2022** — Company announced a $65 million funding round led by Lighthouse.
- **2024** — Moved out of the operating role; later challenged an employment termination letter dated August 23, 2024.
- **2025** — Board removal was reported in April; contractual dispute was referred to arbitration. Tiwari and the company disputed allegations in separate police complaints.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Medikabazaar in 2015.
- Led the company during its announced $75 million and $65 million funding rounds in 2021 and 2022.
- The business developed VIZI inventory software; its national patent was reported in June 2021.
- Listed as an investor in Yojak’s seed round by Crunchbase.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — ELI podcast episode 535 was published on June 2, revisiting his entrepreneurial journey, the marketplace model and inventory software; publication date does not establish recording date.
- **2025-11** — A Mumbai court granted interim protection from arrest to two people named in the case arising from Tiwari’s complaint; this was interim procedural relief.
- **2025-10** — An FIR followed Tiwari’s complaint alleging misconduct by management and investors; the company denied his allegations.
- **2025-05** — Reports described the Delhi High Court referral of the contractual dispute to arbitration, without an opinion on merits.
- **2025-04** — Delhi Police registered an FIR concerning allegations against Tiwari, which he denied.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekt/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/supervivekt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supervivekt/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23