Nicky Sidhwani

Current Role

Founder, Amquest Education

Location

Mumbai, India

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering – TSEC (2005-2009)

Expertise

Product Strategy, Tech Leadership,
EdTech, E-commerce, Logistics Tech,
CTO-level Execution, Platform Architecture

Summary

Nicky has worked across software engineering, product management, enterprise accounts, and technology leadership over a career spanning 15 plus years. He started as a developer at Accenture, worked on a UK Government project onsite, and then moved into building products and running operations through his own consultancy for over six years. From there he took on head of IT roles at EduPristine and PivotRoots before becoming CTO at CoutLoot. He co-founded Amquest Education in 2025.

 

Experience

At Accenture, Nicky worked as a Siebel Developer on an onsite UK Government project before moving into product and consulting work. Through his own firm, Standing Coin Consultancy Services and Smartify Technologies, he handled product architecture, database design, vendor management, and sales across multiple projects. At PivotRoots, his team delivered technology projects for brands like Amazon, Bisleri, PharmEasy, Club Mahindra, and Apollo Hospitals across logistics, EdTech, and e-commerce. 

His team won the IAMAI India Digital Award for Best E-commerce and Last Mile Delivery for the Bisleri@Doorstep project. At CoutLoot, he served as CTO, heading the B2B business and building Coutloot Swipe, a video ad creation platform.

Awards

  • IAMAI India Digital Award, Best E-commerce and Last Mile Delivery, Bisleri@Doorstep Project (via PivotRoots)

 

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