Mitron TV appoints Bhawin Jagad as Director of Product Design

Homegrown short video format platform, Mitron has announced the appointment of Bhawin Jagad as Director-Product Design. The appointment comes as the company looks to strenthen its senior leadership. Within the company, Bhawin will lead the development of new product designs. He will also work on improving existing designs. Further, he will oversee the implementation of product design policies and will evaluate the feasibility of new design ideas.

Rumit Anand, VP, Product said welcomed him to the Mitron team, calling it a family. He said, “Bhawin brings with him a wealth of experience and has built some solid product solutions in his previous roles. His appointment reinforces Mitron’s mission of providing a world-class product.”

He further added that he looks forward to watching the team push the boundaries in the short video domain with innovations.

About Bhawin Jagad

According to the company, Jagad will closely work with Vice-President of Product - Rumit Anand. The former brings with him more than a decade of experience in technical leadership and product design. Bhawin is a self-taught UI-UX designer. He further has experience across multiple sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, social media, digital and influencer marketing amongst others.

Before Mitron, Bhawin served as Director of Product Design at InVideo, an online video creator. There he was responsible for creating and successfully launching two versions of the online video editor. He has also worked with leading companies such as IFANow, The Glitch, and Stylabs. Furthre, he has served famous brands like Google India, Lakme, Yamaha, Nutella, Fererro Rocher along with several Bollywood production houses.

Talking about his new role, Bhawin Jagad, said, “I have joined a progressive company at a very exciting time. Mitron is a success story and has carved a niche for itself in the social media ecosystem. I am thrilled to be part of this journey and look forward to building high-quality usable product interfaces for users.”

About Mitron TV

The year old startup, Mitron, a short-format video app allows users to create, upload, view, and share one-minute videos. Shivank Agarwal and Anish Khandelwal launched the ‘Made in India’ app to support and showcase local talent across categories and to provide short-form entertainment to Indian smartphone users. The company further rose to power with the TikTok ban in India.

Recently, Mitron raised USD 5 million, in a fund-raising round, led by Nexus Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital and other angel investors like Deep Kalra (MakeMyTrip), Amrish Rau(Pine Labs), Jitendra Gupta(Jupiter Money) and others.