Krithika M.

Krithika M. is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in the startup ecosystem and technology sector. Currently serving as Executive in Residence for Marketing at Thrive Capital, Krithika provides strategic marketing guidance to startups and founders within the portfolio. Previous roles include Vice President of Marketing at OpenAI, where Krithika was the first marketing hire, and Head of Marketing at Retool, overseeing marketing and communications for a company that empowers organizations to build business software rapidly. Krithika's career includes significant contributions at Stripe, where roles encompassed Business Lead for Startups and Marketing Lead for the Platform, along with earlier positions at Dropbox and Google. In addition to this, Krithika acts as a startup advisor and angel investor, supporting dev-focused companies and mentoring emerging entrepreneurs. Krithika holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Cambridge.