Hey, I'm Akash. I’m an engineer and operator currently building Third Space, a mental health therapy provider for the Medicaid population.
Prior to Third Space, I was working on Milvia, a platform dedicated to men's wellness and longevity. Before Milvia pivoted into the wellness and longevity space, I spent a year creating a cross-border healthcare platform for fertility.
Prior to Milvia, I was employee #1 at The Washing Machine Project, a social impact startup aimed at giving women their time and autonomy back by offering an alternative to hand-washing clothes.
Before joining The Washing Machine Project, I worked at Prana Medical on a medical device that allows up to four patients to share a continuous pressure ventilator safely.
I kicked off my career at Avara Foods, a poultry processing plant.
I love playing sports, working out, reading, traveling, playing the guitar, and eating chocolate.
Work
2024 to
Third Space
Co-Founder & COO
A mental health company serving the Medicaid population
United States
2022 to 2024
Milvia
Co-Founder & COO
A wellness and longevity platform designed for men
Formerly: Fertility tourism startup that helped women from the US travel to the UK, Spain & Mexico for affordable egg freezing & IVF, saving them, on average, $5k–$10k per cycle
United States
2021 to 2022
The Washing Machine Project
Operations & Marketing Lead
A manual, off-the-grid solution to hand-washing clothes for low-income and displaced communities
United Kingdom
2021 to 2022
Prana Medical
Chief Communications Officer
A medical device aimed at underserved nations that allows up to four patients to share a continuous pressure ventilator safely
United States, United Kingdom, Ghana
2019 to 2020
Avara Foods
Principal Engineer Intern
One of the UK’s largest food businesses, supplying poultry to the nation’s most popular supermarkets and restaurants
United Kingdom
Education
2017 to 2021
BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
First Class Honours (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
2015 to 2017
A-Levels
Brynteg Comprehensive School
Bridgend, United Kingdom
2015 to 2015
A-Levels
British School Muscat
Muscat, Oman
2005 to 2015
CBSE
Indian School Muscat
Muscat, Oman
Press
3 November 2023
The Evening Standard
United Kingdom
19 September 2023
El País
Spain
30 August 2023
Business Insider
United Kingdom
10 April 2023
ABC (Sociedad)
Spain
Awards & Grants
The Washing Machine Project
2022
Innovate UK – Global Business Innovation Programme Grant
December 2021
Electronics Weekly
Best Campaign Of The Year
November 2021
NACUE Tata Varsity Pitch
Winner
October 2021
Santander X Entrepreneurship Awards
Judges’ Choice Award
Prana Medical
September 2022
September 2022
March 2022
Silver Winner
February 2022
December 2021
Judging, Talks & Panels
February 2024
Stevie Awards – The American Business Awards
Judge
United States
June 2023
Stevie Awards – The International Business Awards
Judge
United States
February 2023
Stevie Awards – The American Business Awards
Judge
United States
January 2023
Globee Awards
Judge
United States
July 2022
Barnhill Community High School
Guest Speaker
London, United Kingdom
May 2022
IDIT Ibero Puebla
Guest Speaker
Puebla, Mexico
April 2022
RS Group plc UK&I Leadership Conference
Panelist
Stansted, United Kingdom
Programs & Memberships
Z Fellows
2024
<1% acceptance rate
Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square
2023
Berkeley SkyDeck – Batch 15
2022
Milvia was one of 18 startups out of 1,300+ applicants (1.38% acceptance rate) to receive $200,000.
The One Club for Creativity
2021
Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK)
2021
Santander X 100
2021
CITRIS Foundry
2021
UC StEP
2021
Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 – Batch 13
2021
Health Tech CoLab
2021
Tech Futures Group
2021