# Vijit Katta

> Vijit Katta is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Tria. He previously worked in commercial strategy at GSK and AstraZeneca, founded an Austrian healthtech startup, and led Polygon’s Village Wonders accelerator.

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- Created: 2026-07-22T03:08:51.643Z
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**Vijit Katta** is a technology entrepreneur and business executive based in New York City. He is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), a self-custodial finance platform. Before Tria, Katta worked in commercial strategy, health technology, venture development and [Web3 ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3)startup acceleration. [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70)  [\[2\]](#cite-id-e841716f-41a7-4a4d-971b-b968c4e74e4f)  [\[3\]](#cite-id-89c72255-f60f-4436-8f13-62a16212355a)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec) 

## Education

Katta studied computer science engineering at BITS Pilani from 2011 to 2015. He later attended INSEAD, where he completed a Master of Business Administration program from 2020 to 2021.\[ [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70)  [\[2\]](#cite-id-e841716f-41a7-4a4d-971b-b968c4e74e4f)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec) 

## Career

### Commercial Strategy and Health Technology

Katta worked in commercial-strategy roles at GSK and AstraZeneca. Tria’s whitepaper states that he managed strategy for product portfolios at both pharmaceutical companies. [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec) 

He subsequently founded a healthtech startup in Austria. Tria’s whitepaper describes the venture as having achieved an early exit, although the company’s name and transaction details have not been publicly documented. [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec) 

Katta also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at SanusX, where his work involved evaluating and developing new business opportunities. [\[2\]](#cite-id-e841716f-41a7-4a4d-971b-b968c4e74e4f) 

### Polygon Accelerator

In 2022, Katta joined [Polygon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polygon) to lead Village Wonders, the company’s accelerator for early-stage [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) projects. [RootData](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rootdata) lists him as Head of Accelerator at Polygon from April to December 2022, while Tria’s whitepaper credits him with building Polygon’s internal accelerator program. [\[3\]](#cite-id-89c72255-f60f-4436-8f13-62a16212355a)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec) 

Katta said in a 2026 interview that his work with the accelerator helped him better understand blockchain applications and the problems being addressed by early-stage Web3 companies. [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70) 

### Tria

Katta co-founded [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria) with [Parth Bhalla](https://iq.wiki/wiki/parth-bhalla) in 2023. [\[3\]](#cite-id-89c72255-f60f-4436-8f13-62a16212355a)  [\[6\]](#cite-id-1ae9a6dc-9b04-4ae0-ac3a-b03db2e434a7) 

In a May 2026 interview, Katta said his interest in blockchain payments developed after experiencing the cost and delay of transferring money internationally while studying. He connected those difficulties with blockchain-based payment infrastructure while learning about digital assets in 2022. [\[1\]](#cite-id-ceec6ba6-b91b-4193-af47-bebbc274ef70) 

Tria’s whitepaper identifies Katta as Co-Founder and CEO and Bhalla as Co-Founder and Tech Architect. As CEO, Katta leads the company’s business strategy and development of its self-custodial finance platform. [\[4\]](#cite-id-7f6aa605-244d-45c3-a8f7-98f115b882ec)  [\[5\]](#cite-id-e3c15f9b-fe51-4d81-ac74-6c38c77d3533) 

In October 2025, Tria raised $12 million in pre-seed funding led by P2 Ventures. Independent reporting on the round identified Katta and Bhalla as the company’s founders. [\[6\]](#cite-id-1ae9a6dc-9b04-4ae0-ac3a-b03db2e434a7) 

## Writing

Katta is a contributing author for [The Defiant](https://iq.wiki/wiki/the-defiant). His published work has addressed the use of onchain assets for payments, spending and other financial activities. [\[7\]](#cite-id-13cbb973-0c7e-4244-9ef8-d444e93e8bcf)