About Us
Our journey began in 2019 with a mission to solve the most complex data challenges faced by large enterprises.
Leveraging decades of combined experience across various industries and the expertise of our top-tier data scientists and engineers, we’ve made a significant impact on both Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups.
Our innovative data products and solutions are not confined to specific industries or regions, but rather empower businesses of all sizes and locations to drive innovation and achieve success.
About Us
Our journey began in 2019 with a mission to tackle the most intricate data challenges faced by enterprises on a large scale.
Drawing on decades of cross-industry experience and the expertise of top-tier data scientists and engineers, we’ve made an impact on both Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups.
Our disruptive data products and solutions transcend multiple industries and geographies, fostering innovation and success.
Our People
Opplane’s founding team includes early PayPal leaders who played pivotal roles in developing its foundational data, product, and platform capabilities over nearly two decades, starting in the early 2000s.
Our leadership team further extends this legacy with their own extensive experience from renowned organizations like Cloudera, SoFi, Wells Fargo Gateway, Xerox PARC, and Fractal.ai.
Executive Leadership Team
Sunny Trikha
Partner & Executive Vice President
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Sunny, an early leader at PayPal, played a pivotal role in constructing its initial data infrastructure in the early 2000s. He has led strategic initiatives across Data Management, Platform Development, and Advanced Data Science at PayPal.
With over 20 years of global delivery experience and recognized as a thought leader, Sunny excels as a Program Manager, Delivery Lead, and Analyst, drawing on his extensive FinTech expertise.
Suhail Sadiq
Partner & Chief Product Officer
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Suhail brings over 20 years of global leadership experience across payments, product management, big data/analytics, and privacy.
A seasoned PayPal veteran of 12 years, Suhail was instrumental in building the company’s first-ever Global Privacy and its Merchant Insights Platforms. Throughout his career, he has managed product, data, technology, and analytics teams across the USA, Asia, and Europe, having worked in both Singapore and Luxembourg.
Prior to PayPal, Suhail played a key role as part of the early leadership team at Fractal Analytics. There, he provided advanced analytics consulting services in risk and marketing to Visa and its Issuer Banks across Asia Pacific.
Hitesh Chhatrala
Partner & Chief Operating Officer
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Hitesh, an entrepreneur and engineer with over 20 years of experience in software and networks, has a diverse background.
He founded Synapse.ai, a machine-learning voice assistant for enterprises, and served as Director of Business Development at Niksun Inc., expanding and enhancing the organization’s business portfolio.
Before that, he spent fourteen years as a product manager and technologist at Datalane Systems and Xinet, respectively.
Board Members and Advisors
Raj Singh
Investor
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Raj is a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran. He co-founded Apigee which was eventually sold to Google. Before that, Raj founded multiple companies in the network and communications space that were part of multi-billion-dollar deals with Cisco in the late 90’s.
Raj is an active investor and well-known within the Venture Capital community globally.
Ashita Mathil
Founder, Fintech Product
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Ashita is a passionate FinTech leader with over 20 years of experience in product innovation, management, marketing, and strategy. She was part of the founding team at Opplane and now serves as an advisor, shaping the company’s trajectory with her visionary insights.
Ashita has specialized in payments and new product development, working for startups and industry giants like SoFi, Wells Fargo, Intuit, and American Express. She played key roles in launching SoFi Money, the Wells Fargo API Gateway, and founded and sold Slidelane. Ashita excels in creating scalable, real-world product solutions and is committed to building exceptional customer experiences based on genuine needs.
Mohan Trikha
Chief Executive Officer
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Mohan is a Fortune 500 executive with over 30 years in the IT industry. Previously, he was EVP and head of Global Sales for Klouddata and VP of Strategy and Planning at Xerox, where he developed new online services. Mohan founded InXight Software, acquired by SAP in 2007, and led Xerox’s $80M X-soft division.
He served on the board of Zanett and is a board member of several Silicon Valley tech companies. A Charter Member of TiE, he began his career with Rolls Royce in the UK and worked for IBM in Europe.
Mohan is active in philanthropy, especially the “Eliminating Water Poverty” initiative.
Our Global Delivery Team
Lisbon and US-based R&D and Engineering Teams
We are headquartered in the US with a presence in Asia and Europe. Our Lisbon development centre, strategically located in Western Europe, provides convenient access to top-tier talent and efficient global service delivery with its optimal time zone.
Alexei Novikov
Chief Mathematician
Lisbon, Portugal
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With over 20 years of experience, Alexei is a dynamic leader renowned for driving strategic initiatives and fostering tech innovation.
Transitioning from financial software implementation program management to data science a decade ago, Alexei, a Ph.D., has played a pivotal role as Head of Data Science, leveraging diverse methods to provide clients with invaluable predictive analytics and insights.
Kirsti Mallari
Head of Marketing
Lisbon, Portugal
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Kirsti is an award-winning high performer with 18 years of experience in IT solutions, digital marketing, media, and business process outsourcing.
She excels in developing brands and businesses from ideation to implementation, and revenue generation.
She has won 2016 Forbes’ Top 2 Leading Start-up, revenue category for Yondu and 2014 Digital Filipino Web Award video-on-demand category for iWantTV.
Patricia Castanheira
Senior Operations Manager
Lisbon, Portugal
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With over 12 years of experience in the administrative field, Patrícia has dedicated her career to supporting startups in their early stages, focusing on workplace and team management.
For the past four years, she has specialized in IT recruitment, employing a dynamic and proactive approach to enhance team performance consistently.
Renowned for creating an optimal work environment for all employees, Patrícia’s extensive background and commitment to excellence make her a valuable asset in fostering organizational growth and efficiency.
Rohith Polishetty
Chief Architect
California, US
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Rohith is a seasoned Technical Solutions Architect specializing in Data Quality & Validation Frameworks, with over 10 years of experience.
He successfully implements large-scale data initiatives and collaborates with product managers, providing expertise in translating business requirements into technical specifications.
Ryan Rumsey
Head of Data Enablement & Automation
Michigan, US
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With over 14 years of data experience, Ryan is a specialist in Data Enablement strategies, including data catalogues, reference data management, and data lineage.
Additionally, he has 7 years of Collibra experience as a certified Ranger.
Vittal Krishnamurthy
Senior Director of Telco Products
California, US
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Vittal is a passionate, results-oriented “Product CEO”, with over 20 years of experience successfully bringing products to market. He has worked at major networking companies like Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel, SolarWinds, Intrusion, and CoreStack.
In addition to product management, Vittal has extensive experience in product marketing, business development, sales, and hardware/software engineering. His entrepreneurial, “roll-up-your-sleeves” mindset has earned him numerous accolades, including Cisco’s Pioneer Award for innovation and bringing products to market.