Mahesh Murthy
Managing Director, Pinstorm
Mahesh Murthy is an accomplished creative marketer, entrepreneur and investor. He is co-founder and CEO of Satellize, the company behind India’s first private satellite, with offices in Dubai, Mumbai and Noordwijk. He is also the founder of Pinstorm, an outcome-driven marketing agency he established in 2004.
Throughout his career, Mahesh has helped launch some of the world’s most recognisable brands online, including Amazon.com, working with Jeff Bezos, Yahoo, alongside Jerry Yang and David Filo, and Nike’s first web avatar. His creative work has earned him a Best Young Director award at Cannes for his MTV campaigns, while his investments in over 80 startups across India and the UAE have earned him multiple VC of the Year awards.
Mahesh believes in being paid for performance and has pioneered revenue-share agreements with clients at the marketing firm he runs, Pinstorm.
Now based in Dubai, Mahesh continues to work across marketing, technology, investment and space innovation.
