Abhinav Mathur

Over 18 years, Abhinav has been instrumental in setting up new businesses and scaling them up. Abhinav joined Kaapi Machines in November 2017 and since then has been the force driving the growth of several new age coffee equipments in India. A true visionary in the coffee industry, Abhinav, over the years, elevated the company from a pureplay equipment supplier to a full-service coffee consulting, innovation and community-leading organization. During his leadership, the company launched several new-age coffee equipment in India such as Ripple Maker, PuqPress, Brood Nitro-Coffee and La Marzocco Modbar, with the purpose of elevating the coffee brewing and consumption experience. The brand is also providing consulting, training and other services to top coffee businesses like McCafe, Starbucks, Slay Coffee, Third Wave Coffee Roasters, Araku Coffee and many more. In the vast career spanning 18+ years, Abhinav has performed various roles in the product, marketing, key account management, operations and sales & distribution, working in diverse sectors including Consumer Durables and FMCG. He started his career with Wipro Lighting as an Area Manager and then moved to Philips, setting up a new Trade Marketing function with a focus towards Modern Retail. He worked for Stanley Black & Decker, setting up its Modern Retail, Ecommerce and consumer business before moving to Indulge Beverages, a start-up into the coffee capsule space. Prior to his stint at Kaapi Machines, Abhinav was the Vice President at Stovekraft in Bangalore where he oversaw product, marketing, modern retail, and e-commerce functions for the company. For him ‘dreaming big’ means to make Kaapi Machines India’s Premier Coffee Equipments Company. Overall, with a rich experience of 15years in sales and marketing, Abhinav wants to continue setting up growth-driven businesses and initiatives. He has earned an MBA degree in Marketing and Operations from XLRI, Jamshedpur.