Co-founder profile

Prateek Dixit: The Technology Lead at Pocket FM

Prateek Dixit is the engineer among Pocket FM's three co-founders.

Prateek Dixit studied B.Tech at IIIT Allahabad. He built a career in software development and data science, with engineering roles at Flipkart, Grofers and Hike.

He had worked with Nishanth KS before the two joined Rohan Nayak to start Pocket FM in 2018. Nayak and Nishanth were batchmates at IIT Kharagpur.

At Pocket FM, Dixit leads technology. He is the company's public voice on AI in audio, covering areas such as recommendations and translation across languages.

Pocket FM raised a $103 million Series D in March 2024 at a reported valuation of about $750 million. Dixit appeared with Nayak and Nishanth KS on Fortune India's 40 Under 40 list in 2023.

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What is Prateek Dixit's education?

Prateek Dixit has a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.

Where did Prateek Dixit work before Pocket FM?

His background is in software development and data science. He held engineering roles at Flipkart, Grofers and Hike.

What does Prateek Dixit do at Pocket FM?

He is a co-founder of Pocket FM and leads technology as CTO, with a focus on AI. Rohan Nayak is CEO and Nishanth KS is the third co-founder.

When did Prateek Dixit start Pocket FM?

Prateek Dixit co-founded Pocket FM in 2018 with Rohan Nayak and Nishanth KS. He had worked with Nishanth before the company began.