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Akshay Gugnani

Founder

CTO at Expertia AI

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

FoundedExpertia AI

About

Akshay Gugnani is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Expertia AI, a company applying deep-tech to hiring and recruitment for SMEs. He previously pursued a PhD at UMass Amherst focused on machine learning for education and worked as a Software Engineering Researcher at IBM Research, where he developed and patented solutions across finance, education, and fashion. His earlier work includes research on natural language processing and information extraction as a special student at MIT's CSAIL, and he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.

CTO at Expertia AI

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Expertia AI's investors · 3

Chiratae VenturesGurugram · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Endiya PartnersHyderabad · since 2025Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Expertia AI

KSKanishk Shukla
Kanishk ShuklaCEO

Experience

  1. Expertia AIFoundercurrent2021 — present
  2. Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. IBMSoftware Engineering Researcher - IBM Research2017 — 2020
  4. Samsung IndiaResearch Intern2016 — 2017Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Undergraduate Researcher2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  6. Google Students ClubBusiness Lead2013 — 2017SRM University
  7. IBM Research LabResearch Intern2016Bangalore
  8. KritiKal SolutionsSummer Intern2015Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  9. Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New DelhiPresident Mathematical Society2012 — 2013

Skills & more

Strategic Planning12Analysis5Teamwork15Public Speaking11Leadership11Management13C++49Python35Microsoft Office26Matlab9HTML20Java8
+12 moreCJavaScriptEnglishArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data MiningMachine LearningBusiness StrategyEvent ManagementResearchSoftware DevelopmentProgrammingTeaching

Languages English · German · Hindi

  • First Patent File — IBM
  • First Patent File — IBM

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Akshay Gugnani?
Akshay Gugnani is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Expertia AI, a company applying deep-tech to hiring and recruitment for SMEs. He previously pursued a PhD at UMass Amherst focused on machine learning for education and worked as a Software Engineering Researcher at IBM Research, where he developed and patented solutions across finance, education, and fashion. His earlier work includes research on natural language processing and information extraction as a special student at MIT's CSAIL, and he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
Where does Akshay Gugnani work?
Akshay Gugnani is CTO of Expertia AI.
What companies did Akshay Gugnani found?
Akshay Gugnani founded Expertia AI.
Where did Akshay Gugnani go to school?
Akshay Gugnani studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Computer Science); University of Massachusetts Amherst (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); SRM IST Chennai (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science).

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