Amazon veteran Thippesha Dyamappa joins Upstox as the new CTO

Discount broking platform, Upstox has expanded its core leadership team. It has onboarded ex-Amazon, -Sabre, Thippesha Dyamappa to head its US and Bangalore tech team. Bespoke CTO search firm Purple Quarter closed the CxO role based on Upstox's mandate to the team.

As the Chief Technology Officer, Thippesha will oversee Upstox's technology vision, strategy, innovation of products. He will also handle the entire technology org at Upstox. The Fintech sector is undergoing a digital transformation at a fast pace in Indi and the US. Thus, he will help build and support transformational technology systems to scale the next phase of Upstox's growth.

About Thippesha Dyamappa

Before Upstox, Thippesha was the Director of Software Development & International Consumer Business at Amazon's Seattle office where he was responsible for a portfolio of technology systems and products. He has had a career spanning over 20+ years. A technical leader and functional expert, he has built best-in-class organizations; innovative, scalable, and operationally excellent systems to support the growth strategies. He has also helped improve customer lives across global geographies.

Welcoming Thippesha, Shrini Viswanath, Co-founder, Upstox said, "Upstox has been at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation evident in the plethora of our quality product offerings. With Thippesha onboard, we envision notching it up higher!" He also gave a shoutout to the Purple Quarter team for their efforts in the entire hiring process.

"I am elated to be a part of team Upstox during this hyper-growth period and innovate and build world-class technology products that will empower customers to own financial assets and help to achieve their financial freedom," said Thippesha. On his Purple Quarter experience, he further added, "I want to thank Purple Quarter for connecting me to this opportunity."