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My Journey

A resilient tech entrepreneur with experience across mechanical, thermal, electronics, semiconductors, generative AI, media, robotics, and agentic AI — bringing a rare cross-disciplinary perspective to the future of physical AI. 2006 to present.

Tech Career — United States
Stealth Startup
STEALTH
Dec 2025 — Apr 2026  ·  San Francisco, CA
Stealth AI Startup
Cofounder — CRO

Built a multilingual data licensing platform sourcing private, compliance-first enterprise datasets from healthcare and telecom institutions across Latin America and India for AI model training.

  • Secured a data-sharing partnership with 20+ hospitals in Argentina and India covering 5M+ longitudinal clinical records and 40M diagnostic imaging files across a 10-year archive, fully de-identified and PHI/PII compliant
  • Engaged a 450-person Latin American operations partner for annotation, compliance, and licensing
  • Initiated pre-seed fundraising with angel investors while pursuing POC conversations with Anthropic, Cohere, Gemini, Mistral, and OpenAI
Reka AI
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Sept 2024 — Oct 2025  ·  San Francisco, CA
Reka AI
Global Sales & Partnerships Lead  |  Series A ($180M)

Series A-funded multimodal, agentic Vision & Speech AI startup. Joined as an early GTM hire to build global revenue from the ground up across enterprise and defense verticals.

  • Led combined GTM with NVIDIA, Dell, HPE, Axis, Hanwha Vision, TD Synnex, Qualcomm, ARM, Carahsoft, and Inventec driving multimillion-dollar AI deployments
  • Built a qualified pipeline exceeding $20M and closed multimillion-dollar pilots across agentic AI, robotics, autonomous driving, defense, healthcare, fintech, retail, advanced manufacturing, EV, and telecom
  • Successfully launched Reka AI's Vision Agent (multimodal proactive monitoring) and Speech Agent (edge-deployable, high-accuracy transcription and translation AI)
  • Generated leads and partnerships from global media & tech events in Las Vegas, Mexico, Tampa, San Jose, Middle East, Houston, and San Francisco — conducting executive-level demos and workshops
  • Drove end-to-end enterprise deployments navigating complex procurement cycles, technical evaluations, and executive stakeholder alignment
Renesas Electronics
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July 2023 — Mar 2024  ·  Milpitas, CA
Renesas Electronics
Key Account Manager — Apple

World-leading semiconductor manufacturer. Managed one of the most strategic global accounts across AirPods, Vision Pro AR/VR, Apple Watch, and Beats audio divisions.

  • Generated over $35M in opportunities and drove more than $15M in revenue with compelling value propositions
  • Led IoT solution design-ins with Apple's AirPods, Vision Pro AR/VR, Watch, and Beats audio teams — coordinating engineering, business unit verticals, sales, and GSM teams
  • Streamlined distributor and contract manufacturer relationships; reduced lead times by 45% from prototype to mass production, ensuring alignment with Apple's engineering cycles
  • Devices: Analog & mixed-signal Power ICs, FGIC, BLE, Load Switches, DC-DC converters, Buck-Boost, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, high-performance graphics, Vision AI, temp and humidity sensors
Micron Technology
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June 2022 — June 2023  ·  Folsom, CA
Micron Technology
Business Development Intern (Part-time) & Industrial Segment Marketing Intern

Global leader in memory and storage semiconductors — DRAM, NAND, and NOR Flash. Contributed across two roles: industrial segment marketing and business development for emerging tech verticals.

  • Managed over $8M in crucial accounts using AI-driven sales strategies across Urban Air Mobility, Robotics, 5G, and IoT sectors
  • Built relationships with robotics & auto companies: Zoox, Waymo, Rivian, Lucid, and Tesla to understand market trends and drive design-ins
  • Spearheaded cross-functional GTM initiatives leveraging AI for market analysis for Lab 126, Bose, Sonos, Ring, Razer, Eero, Synaptics, and Hesai
  • Identified a $650M+ total addressable market — Electric charging scooters $200M, charging stations $215M, Urban Air Mobility eVTOLs $350M
Early Career — India
Flamingo Industries
Jan 2013 — July 2021  ·  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Flamingo Industries
Founder
Best Energy Startup — AEEE 2018 Top 10 Cleantech — GCIP USA 2018 D-Labs Accelerator — ISB India 2018 Patent: Hot Air Recirculation in Furnaces

Recognized by world-renowned startup accelerators and VCs. Built an innovative thermal engineering and industrial manufacturing startup focused on energy-efficient heating systems.

  • Filed a patent for hot air circulation in aluminum recycling furnaces; activated markets across six segments, led a high-performing team of 25+ engineers
  • Secured and developed 150+ enterprise accounts including Alfa Laval, Mitsubishi, BASF, Sandoz, Dow Chemicals, Forbes Marshall, Merck, Novartis, Thermax, Larsen & Toubro, Praj Industries, and Kirloskar
  • Led strategic sales, enablement, and marketing teams driving lead generation and revenue growth in steam boilers, heat exchangers, and high-pressure pipe fittings — 18% CAGR
Agasti Energy
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May 2010 — Dec 2012  ·  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Agasti Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Head of Sales
Sakal Times — Entrepreneur of the Year 2009

Built an end-to-end biomass briquetting business from scratch — sourcing agro-waste, ensuring 4,000 kcal/kg energy value, and guaranteeing uninterrupted biomass supply for industrial boilers across pharma, chemical, and FMCG sectors.

  • Secured $12M+ in annual contracts with Fortune 500 clients: PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, Clariant, Solvay, Bayer, Sandoz, Pfizer, Forbes, 3M, Merck, BASF, Lupin, Fresenius Kabi, Godrej, Gharda Chemicals, Thermofisher
  • Delivered 50% cost savings vs. oil/gas while enabling clients to cut more than 100 million tons of CO₂ emissions
Eco Industries
May 2008 — March 2010  ·  Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Eco Industries
Partner

Founded and scaled a semi-automatic packaged drinking water plant, handling all aspects from ground up — licensing, equipment procurement, lab setup, staff training, and full manufacturing operations.

  • Built distribution networks across rural and urban markets from scratch
  • Managed end-to-end plant operations including quality control, compliance, and supply chain logistics
Forbes Marshall
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Nov 2006 — March 2008  ·  Pune, Maharashtra, India
Forbes Marshall
Marketing Engineer

India's leading industrial process control and steam engineering company, headquartered in Pune. Began career spanning electronics, steam systems, and industrial process automation.

  • Programmed and soldered ICs using MATLAB; assembled and tested printed circuit boards and touchscreen panels
  • Installed and repaired dust-monitoring systems at major steel and aluminum plants across India
  • Applied Six Sigma and lean principles to achieve 70% faster production cycles through Kaizen methodologies