Ashwini Neha Thorat

Overview

I started Orchard Works to fix supply chain software for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Grew the team to 94 people across 4 countries. Raised $29 million across 3 rounds. Before that: LTIMindtree and Axis Bank. Collector of fountain pens.

Experience

1. Founder

   Aug 2025 - Present
   Orchard Works · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
   • Grew the team to 117 people across 2 countries.
   • Raised $40 million across 2 rounds.
2. Director of Product

   Oct 2021 - Aug 2025
   LTIMindtree · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
   • Launched the logistics product in 12 markets.
   • Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for.
3. Senior Product Manager

   Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
   Axis Bank · 2 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
   • Ran 196 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
4. Product Manager

   Jun 2017 - Sep 2019
   JPMorgan Chase · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
   • Launched the logistics product in 4 markets.
5. Principal Product Manager

   Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
   Bajaj Finserv · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
   • Sit on 5 boards.
   • Previously an operator for 12 years before investing.

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Education

1. Indian Statistical Institute

   M.Stat, Economics
   2018 - 2020
2. Amity University

   B.Tech, Economics
   2011 - 2015