Nikhil Goel

Operations leader with extensive experience building and scaling consumer technology and logistics companies in emerging markets. Began career as a software engineer at Broadcom before transitioning to entrepreneurship, co-founding Classplus (ed-tech) and Dropcalorie. Gained food delivery expertise as General Manager at Zomato India, then moved to Africa to pursue social innovation at Amani Institute. Led new verticals at SafeBoda Kenya before joining Gokada in Nigeria as VP of Rides in 2019. Rapidly progressed to COO, Acting President, and CEO (2021-2022), leading the company through pivotal challenges including transitioning from ride-hailing to delivery services and achieving profitability. Co-founded Lanyard (2022-2024) before joining Squad as Founding Operations Lead. Track record of driving revenue growth, team leadership, and strategic pivots in fast-paced startup environments across India, Kenya, and Nigeria.