Akshay Salekar - Design Director

Akshay Salekar

Design Director

Akshay is a product designer passionate about solving problems using design thinking and user empathy.

For the past 7 years, I have helped startups and companies to design user-friendly and intuitive digital experiences on various platforms. I have worked as a freelancer and consultant and also had the opportunity to run a small design studio to help SaaS companies design and build softwares.

What sets me apart is my unique journey - I began as an automobile engineer, and this background fuels my passion for designing products around cars. I translated this passion into action when I launched and managed a pre-owned car marketplace (Yescar).

I am passionate about building products in the Automobile, Hospitality, Education, Sustainability and Health industries.

If you are looking for a designer who can play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and visual design of your SaaS platform, then you are in the right place.

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Upcoming events in Pune
Jul
26
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: July Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
9 slots booked
Vaibhav Nalawade - Founder - Gesture Flex, Secretary E-Cell GHRCEM Abhimanyu Gargesh - Startup Mentor Jagdish Acharya - Design Engineer,FinTech Shreeyash Salpe - Founder at Protoplast Studio Nikhil Jain - Co-founder at SpaceX CoWork Mohanish Patel - Software Engineer, Phonepe Bipali Gade - Software engineer IBM Harsh  Khasbage - SDE-TruckX
Aug
02
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Pune: August Edition
Pune
Mauji Time Cafe & Spaces
11:00am — 01:00pm
1 slot booked
Aug
30
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: August Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
1 slot booked
Abhimanyu Gargesh - Startup Mentor
Sep
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Pune: September Edition
Pune
Mauji Time Cafe & Spaces
11:00am — 01:00pm
Sep
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: September Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
Oct
04
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Pune: October Edition
Pune
Mauji Time Cafe & Spaces
11:00am — 01:00pm
Oct
25
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: October Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
Nov
01
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Pune: November Edition
Pune
Mauji Time Cafe & Spaces
11:00am — 01:00pm
Nov
29
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: November Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
Dec
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Pune: December Edition
Pune
Mauji Time Cafe & Spaces
11:00am — 01:00pm
Dec
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune: December Edition
Pune
Ideas to Impacts Baner
4:00pm — 06:00pm
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