NRI Ershad Kunnakkadan Takes Over as CEO of San Francisco’s E-Commerce Platform Gumroad
Los Angeles/ Nov 21, 2025
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NRI Ershad Kunnakkadan,33 has stepped into the role of CEO at Gumroad, the San Francisco-based e-commerce platform. Since joining Gumroad in 2020, he took on increasing responsibilities and eventually earned the top role after founder and former CEO Sahil Lavingia stepped down.
Sahil Lavingia, Former CEO of Gumroad, tweeted on X (formerly Twitter:
Exciting news: after 14 years, I’m stepping down as CEO of Gumroad. I’ve found the perfect leader to take over for me: Ershad Kunnakkadan.
(While he just moved to NYC this year, he’s been with Gumroad remotely for 8 of those 14 years.) He’ll run Gumroad differently, and we’ll restart our quarterly public board meetings in Jan 2026 (I remain the board) so everyone can learn alongside us as we make this transition. As always, let me know if you have any questions!
In his response to the announcement, Ershad Kunnakkadan replies:
Super excited to start as a Staff Software Engineer at Gumroad New York office! Grateful for the opportunity and thrilled to work alongside Sahil Lavangia and the amazing team.
Thanks to @sampeiomichi, Ali, and the @joinellis team for making the O-1A visa process seamless
Biography:
- Ershad Kunnakkadan is a CEO of Gumroad.
- He is a software developer from Kerala, India’s beautiful west coast, with a strong interest in technology and entrepreneurship.
- He currently lives in the UAE and works remotely for Gumroad, an online platform that helps creators sell their products directly to customers. Previously, he worked with BigBinary and Bang the Table.
- He is also a volunteer at Swathanthra Malayalam Computing, contributing to open-source projects.
- Ershad enjoys programming, traveling, and photography.
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