Akash Aakash Mangla

Hi! I am Aakash

I’m a Product Designer and Strategist with 3+ years of experience shaping and scaling 0-to-1 products from the ground up. I’ve built design teams and design culture, often owning everything from research to execution to cross-functional alignment.

With a background in engineering and design, my strength lies in bridging the gap between user empathy, code, and business strategy, ensuring that products are not just usable but truly valuable.

With a builder’s mindset, I operate as a true product designer; having hands-on designer and strategic manager capabilities; to ensure that the team isn't just shipping pixels, but solving meaningful problems effectively. I design with intention, lead with empathy, and create systems that scale.

Awards & Accomplishments

APEV Design Contest, Japan

Special Jury Award

2022

SIAM Design Challenge

Finalist, among top 10​

2021

Formula Student Germany

Ranked 4th in the qualifying quiz

2016 & 2017

RSD11 Symposium

Published & presented system map

2022

LTI Unfold 3.0 Design Hackathon

Runners-up

2021

CII Young Designers Award

Winner (Mobility Category)

2022

DSEU Logo Design Competition

Finalist, among top 7

2020

NID's Annual Design Exhibition

Project Feature

2022

Student Start-up Action, IIT Delhi

Granted INR 200,000

2017

Say hi @ aakashmangla3@gmail.com