I am passionate about AI & and how it can be used to catalyze long term positive impact for billions of people. Currently building a global AI-led platform which enables "everyone to create", and to monetize their creation effectively. An alternative to the dopamine-focused social media of today. *WORK*In the past as a founder and CEO:- I built one of India's largest B2B / B2B2C commerce platforms, raising almost $100M from marquee investors - Achieved more than $900 Million of annualized GMV and digitized more than 2 Lakh retailers across 400+ towns- The business had one of the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry for several years, and the best contribution margin / transaction profitability at scale- Led ~1000 on- and off-role employeesI hold an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University. In my previous life as a AI/distributed computing engineer, I am the lead inventor in two international patents in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Cluster Computing, and have published several international IEEE/ACM papers. Also started two successful non-profits in the past to educate underprivileged children. *RECOGNITIONS*I have been quoted by various leading financials and retail-tech specific publications like Mint, The Economic Times, Business Today etc. as a recognized industry leader who shares his expertise on evolving trends.Keynote Speaker at several forums, including:● The StartUp Summit (Dubai) by ICAI Dubai chapter in 2019 where he spoke about ‘Organizing commerce through technology for everyone’● The UBS Consumer Reverse Roadshow for Institutional Investors in 2020● The IREC Web series on Social Commerce: The New Normal of Retail in 2020. He has been aspeaker at IREC events on many occasions● The KPMG Retail CEO Webinar on the topic “Making most of the times ahead (Co-Vid 19)”● The Deloitte Emerging Unicorns Club RoundtableInvited as a panelist on events like:● Closed door Panel with Tim Geithner, Former US Treasury Secretary & President Warburg Pincus to understand the new fintech and payment environment in India● The Economic Times Global Business Summit in 2018 at Delhi● CNBC TV18: Consumer Insights (Live TV Show) in 2019 at Mumbai● The Redseer Event: eB2B Retail Report Launch in 2019 at Bengaluru● ET Now Live TV Show in 2020● Pre-Budget panel on CNBCTV18 in 2020● Panel discussions India’s growing retail sector on Young Turks, CNBCTV18