About Us

Pradhi in Sanskrit Means Intelligence

We love to Compete with the Problem

Not all start-ups are a result of boredom at offices or excitement at colleges. Some exceptions stem from sheer experience and expertise, aiming to address new and unsolved problems in untested territories. And, pradhi.ai is one such exception!

Vijayalakshmi Raghavan (Viji)

Co-Founder & CEO

Vijayalakshmi Raghavan (Viji)

Co-Founder & CEO

A self-confessed non-risk taker, it took Viji 28 years to take the biggest risk, to join a start-up. She has worked for Franklin Templeton and MindTree and most recently at Wadhwani AI, a not for proft AI company working in the social impact space. She has lead large teams responsible for building IT solutions in various capacities. A keen listener, extremely good at keeping the customer priorities first, she works very hard to maintain a balance between the ever changing customer needs and the teams.

A finance major, from K J Somaiya, Viji loves to meet people, learn from their experiences and given a choice would love to teach corporate finance.

Viji is a voracious reader, loves to travel and always says, my greatest achievement is being a mother.

Poojha Sampath

CTO

Poojha Sampath

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Poojha is a no- nonsense, collaborative go getter and a task oriented technology leader, with over two decades of proven track record in leading teams working on cutting edge technologies. She brings a unique blend of strategic vision and hands-on technical expertise. Very adept at aligning technology initiatives with business strategy, to consistently delivers scalable and sustainable solutions. She understands the possibilities and limitations of Large Language Models and Generative AI and is in a best position to lead the technology team.

An alumnus of IIT Madras, she prefers to code, architect solutions and also loves to teach, having worked as an Assistant Professor in the past.

Outside of work, Poojha loves to immerse herself in Hindustani music and social service.

Bharath Kumar Mangipudi

CISO

Bharat Kumar Mangipudi

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

He loves to hack. Having started as a hacker with multiple wins at the hackathons in his college days, cyber security has always been a passion for him. He has extensive experience of over 15 years with companies like IBM, HCL, CVS Health and exposure to various industries like telecom, banking, finance, retail & health. His experience in multiple compliance standards like ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, CCPA makes him an expert in cyber security.

Bharat truly understands the threats posed by AI to cybersecurity, enabling automated, sophisticated attacks like advanced phishing and deepfake creation. He understands the increased risks of social engineering.

An alumnus of Symbiosis, Pune, with an Engineering & MBA, Bharat loves to read and works in community outreach programs.

Ramakrishna Prasad Nori (RK)

Founder - Head AI Research & Consulting

rk@pradhi.ai

Ramakrishna Prasad Nori (RK)

Founder - Head AI Research & Consulting

After working for 14 years, in 2009, RK quit his job, the day he is daughter was born. Spent the next 9 years, watching his daughter grow and go deep into the mathematics of AI. A risk taker to the core, he believes in failing his way to success. Having worked in Genpact and Satyam, he believes in the positive impact that AI can create and constantly looks at ways by which Large Language Models, Generative AI can be applied by enterprises.

He has a Masters degree in Quantum Mechanics from Andhra University, he is extremely passionate about analytics and elliptical curve cryptography.

RK loves to cook and serve, listen to Carnatic and Indian folk music.

Our Advisors

P S Jayakumar

Advisor

P S Jayakumar

Advisor

Mr. P S Jayakumar is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, an MBA graduate from XLRI Jamshedpur and Gurukul Chevening Scholar, London School of Economics and Political Science. A banker by career, having worked in Citibank, for 22 years, he served as the Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Baroda during 2015-19.

Jayakumar holds directorships in several public and private limited companies across Insurance, Financial Services, Logistics, Manufacturing, Housing Development, Agriculture, Media and services. Jayakumar is on the management committee of two private equity funds and also a member at governor board of IICA.

As our mentor, he is our go to man for advice on investment and strategy.

Raj Raman

Advisor

Raj Raman

Advisor

An Engineer from NIT Rourkela, and PGDM from IIM, Bangalore, with over 37 years, he has been instrumental in the growth and scaling many of the enterprises. He worked Asian Paints, Marico Industries, GE Capital, Tata-AIG, Prudential ICICI, Fullerton & HIRCO and served as a CXO, CEO, MD and Member of the Board.

A published author, with two books to his credit, a mentor to CEOs & entrepreneurs, coach and advisor to the SME & start-up ecosystem. Raj brings his rich and diverse experience, valuable insights and pointers, to add significant value to us in business strategy, growth, capital structures, organization development, while ensuring focus and clarity in building and nurturing businesses.

As our mentor, he is the guiding force for the CEO.

Thought behind Our Logo

“Our CEO delves into the rationale behind our company name and logo. In Sanskrit, "Pradhi" means intelligence. We advocate for harnessing the synergy between natural intelligence and artificial intelligence to tackle challenges. Intelligence can be interpreted in many ways. Intelligence, to us, is the ability to use both convergent and divergent thinking throughout the problem-solving process.”

About Us

Pradhi in Sanskrit Means Intelligence

About Us

We love to Compete with the Problem

Our Advisors

Thought behind Our Logo

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