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“Memeraki is the love child of my love for art”, says Yosha Gupta, our guest for today’s episode and the founder of Memeraki, India’s first ‘culture-tech’ platform that uses technology to empower and accelerate the artisan creator economy; with a mission to digitise every heritage art and craft of India to ultimately create sustainable livelihoods for artisans while unlocking creative human potential globally. Yosha has had a passion for traditional art and culture since her childhood. Her venture brings art and technology, the two things she deeply cares about, together. Tune in to listen to Yosha talk about bringing recognition to artists and preserving culture while generating revenue.
About: Memeraki has been covered across media outlets like Forbes, SCMP, Tatler, Apple Daily, Hindu, Indian Express and more. Yosha was previously the Founder & CEO of a cashback app with over 1million downloads in India backed by 500 Startups, Vectr Ventures, Facebook’s FBStart programme as well as Cyberport’s Startup programme in Hong Kong. Yosha has spent 15 years in the FinTech sector and worked across Asia as a Financial Inclusion Consultant with CGAP and IFC World Bank Group and also done projects with Ideo and the Gates Foundation.She is a regular speaker at digital and payments events as well as an advisor to start-ups. Yosha was appointed to the Diversity List 2018 for Hong Kong which aims to give ethnic minorities of Hong Kong a voice in decision making and policy, particularly in government advisory bodies. She was awarded ‘Most Influential Payments Professional’ by World BFSI Congress and Awards 2018, India.Follow us on : https://www.instagram.com/successwithsavitha/https://www.linkedin.com/in/savithananjappa/