India AI Mission is an Independent Business Division (IBD) as part of MeitY, with the goal of building the sovereign AI footprint of the country. The mission is broken down into 7 pillars: - IndiaAI Compute Capacity- IndiaAI Innovation Center (to build indigenous LLMs)- IndiaAI Datasets platform - IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (to build India-first AI apps with a national rollout)- IndiaAI Future Skills - IndiaAI Startup Financing - Safe & Trusted AIIn my role, I am helping execute all pillars and programs of the mission, alongside a passionate team who is determined to make India one of the AI superpowers of the world. We are hiring across technology, data science, program management and evangelist roles.

Haptik is one of the world’s largest Conversational AI companies, having reached over 100 million devices, and processed over 2 billion conversations till date. The company’s intelligent virtual assistant solutions enable Fortune 500 brands globally to enhance customer experience, while saving costs and increasing sales. Haptik has been the recipient of several industry accolades, including the Frost & Sullivan Award for Conversational AI Company of the Year 2018, and recognition as one of the Top 25 AI Companies in the World 2018 by AI Time Journal. Haptik’s leading clients and partners include Samsung, Oyo Rooms, KFC, Coca-Cola, Tata Group, Club Mahindra, Zurich Insurance among others. Haptik is a part of Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), who invested $100 million into the company in April 2019. Jio Platforms is a $60 billion internet conglomerate that reaches 500 million consumers across Telecom, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Digital Media, etc. and counts Facebook as one of its marquee investors.

Interakt was launched by Jio Haptik with a vision to be the de-facto platform of choice for SMBs, looking to leverage conversational commerce. Since its inception in 2020, approx 120 Mn+ conversations have been exchanged via Interakt.Built on the official WhatsApp Business Platform, Interakt is trusted by more than 3000+ SMBs including prominent Indian E-commerce & D2C brands to promote and sell products by engaging customers on WhatsApp. Featured as Leader in G2 Summer 2022 reports, Interakt provides seamless integration with popular eStores, CRMs, Payment Gateways and business apps like Shopify, WooCommerce, Zoho, Google Sheets, Razorpay & more for end-to-end sales support, making it the only full-stack solution available in the market for SMBs.

Backing founders as they deserve, like peers.We are operators who invest $100k-$500k in the most ambitious technology companies being built in India.Across Consumer Tech, SaaS, Fintech and Climate themes.Current investments include Unacademy, Dukaan, PocketFM, MPL, Indiagold, Pepper Content, Appsforbharat, Onsurity, Smiles.ai, Toplyne & more.

Tech Entrepreneurs Association of Mumbai (TEAM) is a non-profit, independent industry body formed with the mission of advancing the tech startup ecosystem of Mumbai. We represent the city's leading technology companies with a combined market valuation of more than $50 billion.Our members include founders of Dream11, BookyMyShow, Upgrad, Zepto, MyGlamm, Haptik, Clevertap, Loginext, Faasos, Shaadi.com, Purplle, Upstox, Pharmeasy, Infibeam & more.

Naksh was born out of the belief that for the modern Indian home, the meaning of luxury lies in simplicity.Dedicated to elevating your home's ambiance with a wide range of premium bed & bath linen, Naksh offers the broadest selection of plain and minimalistic designs, carefully crafted to enhance your living spaces. Naksh is not just about linens. It's about changing the way you live, one thread at a time.

H2 is the premier global leadership network for the digital industry, connecting a trusted global community of leaders to support startup ecosystems around the world. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with chapters around the world, its mission is to advance education and leadership development in the fields of digital entrepreneurship and innovation. Its membership consists of senior executives, entrepreneurs, and domain experts from leading startups and top global firms in major technology markets worldwide. Currently Co-Chair of India Chapter, with the aim of growing the community locally and fostering meaningful relationships. If you are interested in becoming a member or simply contributing, do reach out.

Textile company since 1993, serving domestic retail, exports and institutions such as pharmaceuticals and hotels.

Co-founder and sole investor in real estate platform for college students and bachelors across India. Sold to CommonFloor.com, India's largest digital real estate platform, in April 2014: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/real-estate-site-commonfloor-acquires-student-focused-accommodation-site-flat-to/articleshow/34069135.cms

Moved to Mumbai to start and run the India office. Managed global advertising operations and developer support teams serving over 100,000 customers across all products and functions.Flurry was acquired by Yahoo! in July 2014.

The world's leading mobile application analytics and data-powered advertising company. Currently serves >100k customers and tracks more than a billion end user devices.Employee #20, #4 on business. Ran day to day revenue/publisher/advertiser operations, including developing user acquisition and monetization strategies for the biggest mobile app companies in the world.Flurry was acquired by Yahoo! in July 2014.

IT consulting and implementation in the public sector.