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Alagu M

Founder

Founder at Peoplebox.ai

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

FoundedMarkupwand Β· YCPeoplebox.ai Β· YC

About

Alagu holds an engineering degree from NIT Trichy and has co-founded multiple companies including Askmile (an online relationship counseling platform) and Markupwand (a design-to-code tool). He previously led product at Practo, where he managed app growth and international expansion across multiple markets.

Founder at Peoplebox.aiYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Alagu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Alagu can intro founders to Peoplebox.ai's investors below.

Peoplebox.ai's investors Β· 2

Nexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis Β· $500K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2022

Co-founders at Peoplebox.ai

ACAbhinav Chugh
Abhinav ChughFounder
AMAlagu M
Alagu MFounder

Experience

  1. PeopleboxCo-Foundercurrent2018 β€” presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  2. AskmileCo-Founder2017 β€” 2018Bangalore
  3. PractoProduct Head, Search2014 β€” 2017Bangalore
  4. MotorLotTech and Product Consultant2013 β€” 2014
  5. MarkupwandCo-Founder2011 β€” 2013Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  6. HackerRankSenior Engineer2011Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. ZyngaSenior Software Engineer2010 β€” 2011Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  8. Yahoo!Senior Software Engineer2007 β€” 2010
  9. Indian Institute of ScienceSummer Intern2006Bangalore
  10. National Project Implementation Unit, NoidaIntern2004 β€” 2006

Skills & more

JavaScript37REST20Ruby on Rails14Python14Ruby7Node.js7HTML15LAMP5Open Source4Git6AJAX4JSON2
+12 moreAndroidjQueryApacheMongoDBPHPNginxProduct ManagementStart-upsUser ExperienceScalabilityAlgorithmsAgile Methodologies

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Tamil

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alagu M?
Alagu holds an engineering degree from NIT Trichy and has co-founded multiple companies including Askmile (an online relationship counseling platform) and Markupwand (a design-to-code tool). He previously led product at Practo, where he managed app growth and international expansion across multiple markets.
Where does Alagu M work?
Alagu M is Founder of Markupwand and Founder at Peoplebox.ai.
What companies did Alagu M found?
Alagu M founded Markupwand, Peoplebox.ai.
Where did Alagu M go to school?
Alagu M studied at Y Combinator (Startups); National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering).

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