{"id":"vijit-katta","title":"Vijit Katta","content":"## Introduction\n\nVijit Katta is an entrepreneur in the [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) space, primarily recognized as the Co-Founder and CEO of [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), a self-custodial crypto neobank. Based in New York, he has a background in technology and business strategy, with a career spanning entrepreneurship, commercial strategy roles, and early-stage investing. Katta holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from BITS Pilani and an MBA from INSEAD, where he graduated between 2020 and 2021. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-jW3KRgxYYPRyu72g)\n\n## Early Life and Education\n\nVijit Katta completed his early education at BITS Pilani, earning a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh) His academic journey continued at INSEAD, where he pursued a Master of Business Administration degree from 2020 to 2021. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-jW3KRgxYYPRyu72g)\n\n## Career Before Tria\n\nBefore founding [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), Vijit Katta worked for more than a decade across entrepreneurship, commercial strategy, and early-stage investing. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh) Notable roles include building and leading Polygon's in-house startup accelerator, which supported early-stage blockchain projects. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-yplEtW9oQB3qNvyz)\n\nKatta founded a healthtech startup in Austria, as reported by Authority Magazine. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh)\n\nHe also held commercial strategy roles at GSK and AstraZeneca, where he led strategy for portfolios reported to exceed nine-figure valuations. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh)\n\nVijit served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at SanusX, working on potential new ventures, partnerships, and acquisitions. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-yplEtW9oQB3qNvyz) [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-A3ZBiITzWXXiOxne)\n\n## Co-Founding of Tria\n\nVijit Katta co-founded [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria) (initially known as Threely) alongside Parth Bhalla. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-yplEtW9oQB3qNvyz) [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria) is a self-custodial crypto neobank designed to provide global banking access. [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria) has said its use of self-custodial infrastructure helps it avoid licensing and regulatory barriers in some jurisdictions. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh)\n\nAs CEO, Katta has led Tria's efforts to provide self-custodial banking services. The company reported strong growth during its closed beta phase. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-A3ZBiITzWXXiOxne)\n\n## Public Presence and Contributions\n\nVijit Katta is a contributing author for [The Defiant](https://iq.wiki/wiki/the-defiant), a crypto-industry publication. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-iMVUFUJIcbEniwRj)\n\nIn a May 2026 interview, he described [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria)'s mission in terms of providing global access to banking, noting that self-custodial infrastructure allows [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria) to avoid licensing and regulatory barriers traditional Web2 companies face across countries. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-eKK9UWIL4I6GZRzh)\n\nHe has written about how blockchain technology could affect cross-border payments and banking operations. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-iMVUFUJIcbEniwRj)","summary":"Vijit Katta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tria, a self-custodial crypto neobank based in New York. 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