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Akshay: together at SRM IST Chennai
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.
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Experience
- Expertia AIFoundercurrent2021 — present
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- IBMSoftware Engineering Researcher - IBM Research2017 — 2020
- Samsung IndiaResearch Intern2016 — 2017Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Undergraduate Researcher2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Google Students ClubBusiness Lead2013 — 2017SRM University
- IBM Research LabResearch Intern2016Bangalore
- KritiKal SolutionsSummer Intern2015Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New DelhiPresident Mathematical Society2012 — 2013
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Strategic Planning12Analysis5Teamwork15Public Speaking11Leadership11Management13C++49Python35Microsoft Office26Matlab9HTML20Java8
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CJavaScriptEnglishArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data MiningMachine LearningBusiness StrategyEvent ManagementResearchSoftware DevelopmentProgrammingTeachingLanguages English · German · Hindi
- First Patent File — IBM
- First Patent File — IBM
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- 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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Entrepreneur First mafia885
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Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
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Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram mafia53
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Tanuj MohanFounded AirEye +2Madhav KrishnaAISSCEFounded Vahan +1Saurabh NangiaCBSEFounded Datamonk +1Tanay KothariGraduated High SchoolFounded Wispr Flow +1Vikram ChatterjiFounded Galileo +1Atindriyo SanyalFounded Galileo +1
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Sunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsPooja MongaSenior Investment Associate at Beyond Capital VenturesRohini PrakashHead of Finance at Jungle VenturesSiddharth DhankharPrincipal at LightboxVrinda GuptaInvestment Analyst at Titan CapitalAgam GuptaPrincipal at Seafund
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Also worked at Expertia AI2
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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