Vikas is a Former Operating Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers and Former Managing Director at Google India. He is currently on the board of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. He was previously a board member at Paytm, Lenskart, FirstCry, GlobalBees and InMobi. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Religare Macquarie, with roles at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank. He studied management at Sydenham Institute, Mumbai University.