Pramod Rao · Bangalore
Builder. Marketer.
I love building products, brands, communities and figuring out what’s possible with the tools we have today.
Right now that’s Akhada .
Previously: founding team at Zomato, co-founder at Threado, Bain.
Currently working on
About
I studied engineering at IIT Kharagpur and then wandered into management consulting at Bain from 2007 to 2010. A great place where I got to learn fast and meet some of the best minds. I also realised that I didn't want to wear formals and do 2 by 2s forever.
In 2010, I joined Zomato as a founding team member. Spent 8.5 years figuring out marketing, partnerships, and how to grow a product and brand people genuinely love.
In 2020, I co-founded Threado, an automation tool for community builders. Led GTM, product direction, and customer acquisition. Grateful to have built it with an incredible team, my co-founder Abhishek and an amazing set of investors. We shut down Threado in early 2025.
Now I'm building Akhada, a gym workout logger. I built it to track my own progress and stay more consistent, and I kept going because it worked.
I'm based in Bangalore with my wife, son and our two dogs - Nama and Laya. Outside of work, I enjoy travelling. I love music and dance; I used to be a vocalist and I'd like to call myself a slow-learning guitarist. I also love playing football and am a Chelsea supporter.