SUMMARY Taking to LinkedIn, Gupta said that he is moving on from PhonePe to “build from scratch, solve hard problems, find PMF, and earn the right to scale." The IIM-B alum joined PhonePe as VP for product, UX/UI, risk and CX in 2016 These exits came at a time when PhonePe has deferred its IPO plans, citing market instability In another leadership exit at IPO-bound fintech major PhonePe, PhonePe Insurance Broking Services’ CEO Vishal Gupta has quit and founded a new stealth startup.