Ishita Anand appointed as BitGiving CEO

BitGiving, a social Crowdfunding platform for individuals and organisations, announced the appointment of Ishita Anand as the CEO. Ishita is a co-founder of BitGiving who has served as the company's Chief Operating Officer since its inception in 2013. Fahad Moti Khan, who has led BitGiving's growth and expansion as CEO since 2013, will continue as a part of the Advisory Board.

“In the past year, BitGiving has established itself as one of the major crowdfunding platforms in India," said Fahad Moti Khan. "As we look ahead to continued expansion and success, Ishita's raw energy, vision and understanding of crowdfunding will propel BitGiving to its next stage of growth. It gives me great pleasure to now transition to this new role as others take on bigger responsibilities within the organisation.”

“I am honored to take this role, and excited about the possibilities that lie in our future." said Ishita Anand. “ In the past one year, we have seen some very interesting campaigns and I think our strength has been the community that we have been able to build at BitGiving. This year, our focus is to not only grow that community further but also bring in more innovation, both on the technology and campaigning fronts to strengthen the base of Crowdfunding in India.”

An erstwhile film-maker, Ishita is a young entrepreneur who started her first venture at an age of 22. She is an alumnus of Lady Shri Ram College.