Omkar Pandharkame
Chief Evangelist & Strategy Officer focused on AI Agents
Otto
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Joined April 2026
Summary
AI product strategy and evangelism — Focused on translating agentic AI and AI-employee concepts into practical, enterprise-ready products and adoption programs; works across product strategy, GTM, and customer adoption to drive measurable usage and onboarding. about+2
Serial entrepreneur and founder — Has founded and led multiple startups (including BHyve and SkillStreet), building products in HRTech and workforce knowledge that integrate AI and knowledge management to improve team productivity. tracxn+1
Educator and mentor — Active in teaching and capacity-building, with roles as founding director of entrepreneurship programs, program director at a management school, mentor at incubation centres, and creator/instructor of public courses to train learners in AI and entrepreneurship. inc42+2
Academic background in applied social and organisational psychology — Graduate of the Higher School of Economics' Applied Social Psychology programme, bringing behavioral and organisational insights to product design, adoption, and team dynamics in AI deployments. hse+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Why AI agents are the future of entrepreneurship (TEDxYouth@JNS talk)
January 21, 2025TEDx talk discussing how AI agents reshape entrepreneurship and the future of work.
Selected presentations on entrepreneurship, culture, and fundraising (Slideshare)
Collection of slide decks on topics such as 'Unlearn Entrepreneurship', '5 ways to build a Kickass Work Culture', and 'The art of fundraising'.