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Yugal Chittara

2X Founder | Protocol Product & Strategy Operator | IIT Alumnus

Bangalore, India

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Founder and product leader with 11+ years building and scaling digital systems from 0โ†’1. Built non-custodial Bitcoin financing and digital ownership infrastructure, contributed to ERC standards, and powered 10M+ transactions across lending, trading, and asset utility.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 130,000 โ€“ 160,000

Skills

GTM Strategy9/10
Protocol Design9/10
Product Vision & Roadmap9/10
Partnerships8/10
Tokenized Assets8/10
Capital Formation (8/10)Marketplace Scaling (8/10)Liquidity Structuring (8/10)NFT / Digital Asset Infrastructure (8/10)DeFi Protocols (8/10)Incentive Design (7/10)Business Analysis (7/10)DeFi Analytics (7/10)ERC Standards (7/10)Ethereum (7/10)B2B SaaS (7/10)On-chain Analytics (7/10)

Work Experience

Founder and CEO

Digital Asset Network (StreamNFT / Ed3 / Liquidsat)

Jan 2022 โ€” Mar 2026

Built non-custodial Bitcoin financing protocol (Liquidsat) and digital ownership infrastructure (StreamNFT, Ed3). Defined product roadmap, designed liquidation engine, structured capital with 15+ partners, co-authored ERC-7066/7721 standards, powered 10M+ transactions and 50K+ users, secured $150K+ funding, built 15K+ community.

Product Manager

GLEAC Technologies

Apr 2021 โ€” Dec 2021

Delivered Dubai Expo'21 Human Skills App with a 6-member cross-functional team, achieving 500K+ impressions, 50K+ installs and $100K+ revenue uplift.

Co-Founder - Product

Dukaanshala

Jun 2020 โ€” Mar 2021

Directed product and go-to-market strategy, onboarding 5K+ MSMEs and reaching $500K+ GMV. Executed multi-channel acquisition achieving 10K+ installs and 650+ DAU within a month.

Product and Growth Head

Pinnium Brands Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2018 โ€” Dec 2020

Architected marketplace reaching 40K MAU, 2K monthly orders, and $3.5M+ ARR. Introduced inventory platform driving $250K MRR, expanded to 5 global markets, improved margins by 2.5%.

Product and Business Manager

Pickrr Technologies

Apr 2017 โ€” Jul 2018

Managed 50+ enterprise accounts contributing $500K+ ARR, increasing activation by 25%. Implemented automation systems improving LTV by ~30% through reduced delivery failures.

Head of Product and Operations

Cubical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

Mar 2015 โ€” Nov 2016

Led consumer IoT product serving 2K+ daily households, improving installation efficiency by 15% across 50+ cities. Built 40+ distributor network generating $1.2M annually, overseeing 20+ member team and $2M budget.

Business Analyst

OYO Rooms

Oct 2014 โ€” Feb 2015

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

BTech ยท Mechanical Engineering

2010 โ€“ 2014