More Protein for More People, Sustainably
Our Mission
Building the Future of Fresh Fish & Seafood
We are committed to revolutionizing the way people access proteins. Our mission is to bridge the gap between seafood producers and consumers, ensuring that high-quality fish & seafood reaches your plate. We believe in fostering a healthier world with a reliable, transparent, and conscious supply chain.
Founder’s Feature
Utham Gowda
Utham Gowda hails from a humble background, devoid of any prior connection to fishing or the ocean. Raised in Mysuru, he pursued his education at the prestigious National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, earning an engineering degree. However, Utham's true passion lies in management, leading him to pursue an MBA at S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research and embark on a career in consulting and investment banking.
Utham Gowda hails from a humble background, devoid of any prior connection to fishing or the ocean. Raised in Mysuru, he pursued his education at the prestigious National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, earning an engineering degree. However, Utham's true passion lies in management, leading him to pursue an MBA at S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research and embark on a career in consulting and investment banking.
In his early post-MBA years, Utham witnessed the profound influence of effective business and financial strategies. This period served as the catalyst for developing his own analytical model, enabling him to assess disruption and innovation across diverse markets, furthering his drive to make a tangible impact. Remarkably, his research consistently ranked seafood as a top-performing sector across multiple metrics.
Today, Utham Gowda is driving Captain Fresh, a tech-enabled B2B sea food marketplace. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, Captain Fresh is transforming the seafood industry's supply chain, revolutionising the speed of harvest-to-retail and bridging supply-demand gaps. Prior to founding Captain Fresh, Utham held pivotal executive roles, including Executive Vice President at Nekkanti Sea Foods Ltd. and Associate Vice President at o3 Capital.
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Meet Our Team
Seasoned leaders emerging from a range of diverse experiences, driven by the motivation to disrupt.
Basola Vallés
A visionary leader with diverse B2B and B2C experience who started her career at a Japanese bank, she is a Salesforce, Amazon, and CTS eventim alum. She bridges the B2B-B2C gap, and crafts tailored solutions. Tech enthusiast, adapts strategies for success, multiculturally adept, and has led diverse teams globally. As CEO Europe at Captain Fresh, Basola is committed to disrupting and innovating in the seafood supply chain. She cultivates a flexible, brave, idea-driven culture, and aims to scale up Captain Fresh Europe with purpose-driven growth, that is customer-centric.
Hussain Shaik
A seasoned sales leader and entrepreneur with a tech background, Hussain spent time at AT&T and Home Depot across USA and India before encountering the startup-bug. Passionate about pioneering solutions to '0 to 1' problems, he founded Mastaan, a fish & meat B2C platform. As Chief Purchase Officer at Captain Fresh, he spearheads supply chain innovation and GTM strategies in new territories with a go-getter attitude.
Abhishek Sudhakar
Started his career at Tata Administrative Services and was soon one of the early joiners at Myntra which is now India’s largest fashion e-commerce player. He was part of the core team building out the Accessories, footwear and International brand and led a 1Bn$+ revenue business of Men's Fashion. At Captain Fresh, Abhishek is the Head of Business and Operations for SEA and GCC and is also laying foundation for the USA business of the group
Venugopal Annnamaneni
A technology enthusiast whose journey began at Microsoft R&D, where he honed his skills before discovering his passion for building solutions for 0-1 startups. An early member of startups like Myntra and Livspace where he built excellent technology teams and developed market leading products. As SVP of Technology & Product at Captain Fresh, Venugopal is in charge of creating stakeholder-centric products for Suppliers, Processors, Distributors, and Retailers with a focus on sustainability and traceability
Our Values
The team at Captain Fresh thrives on integrity & ownership, and an execution bias that champions collaborative achievements in pursuit of excellence.
Integrity
We uphold the highest standards of sincerity in every aspect of our operations, ensuring trust and transparency with our partners.
Ownership
It's our commitment to taking full responsibility for delivering excellence in seafood sourcing.
Execution Bias
We turn ideas into reality, swiftly and efficiently, driving innovation in the seafood industry.
Great Together
We believe in achieving greatness together – collaborating closely with fishermen, suppliers, and customers to create a stronger seafood ecosystem.
Aim High
Our aspirations soar as we continually push boundaries to provide the freshest and most efficient seafood solutions.
Integrity
We uphold the highest standards of sincerity in every aspect of our operations, ensuring trust and transparency with our partners.
Ownership
It's our commitment to taking full responsibility for delivering excellence in seafood sourcing.
Execution Bias
We turn ideas into reality, swiftly and efficiently, driving innovation in the seafood industry.
Great Together
We believe in achieving greatness together – collaborating closely with fishermen, suppliers, and customers to create a stronger seafood ecosystem.
Aim High
Our aspirations soar as we continually push boundaries to provide the freshest and most efficient seafood solutions.
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