Ankur Pandey — Co-Founder
As a founder, built 3 products used by 100s of thousands of users, and led 2 consulting businesses. Before that, hired and led cross-functional Data Science / Engineering teams. Hands on with a wide range of AI / ML algorithms & tools. Strengths in end-to-end product & engineering leadership: rapid prototyping to production; optimizing cost, latency & infrastructure; establishing cross-functional teams; GTM strategy. Passionate about high impact / responsible AI. Turning fuzzy ideas into useful products. 🔹LongShot AI (AI+SEO, 200K+ users) 🔹Intro AI (AI agents for sales, 5K users) 🔹UnFound (AI to fight fake news, 100K users) ➕ a couple of AI consulting startups 🔹Also advised UpGrad & YourStory. 🔹Approx 15 years in ML/data, incl approx 8 years as a founder. 🔹Earlier, set up data science teams at HERE, Yodlee, & Loylty Rewardz. 🔹Dual MS in Math, PhD dropout in CS. Auxiliary background in Public Policy, Humanities. 👉 If you're a founder, CXO, or VP exploring real AI use cases beyond hype — I’d love to talk. https://cal.com/longshot/ai-consulting
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused entrepreneur with extensive experience in data science and product management.
Location: Mumbai, India
Experience: 14 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Consulting
- Sales
- Generative Ai
- Software As A Service (saas)
- Natural Language Processing (nlp)
- Digital Media
- Data Science
- Early-stage Startups
Career Highlights
- Founded multiple AI startups with significant user bases.
- Expert in AI/ML algorithms and product leadership.
- Passionate advocate for responsible AI solutions.
Work Experience
Self-employed
AI Consultant (1 yr 2 mos)
Intro AI
Founder (1 yr)
LongShot.ai
Founder, LongShot AI (4 yrs)
UnFound
Co-Founder, UnFound.ai (1 yr)
Co-Founder, UnFound.news (2 yrs)
upGrad
Advisor (2 yrs)
HERE Technologies
Senior Data Scientist (2 yrs)
Loylty Rewardz Mngt Pvt Ltd (acquired by BillDesk)
Data Scientist (1 yr)
YourStory Media
Columnist (0 mo)
SmartLoad
Co-Founder (0 mo)
Envestnet | Yodlee India
Data Scientist (1 yr)
[24]7 Innovation Labs
Analytics Consultant (1 yr)
Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology
Visiting Faculty (0 mo)
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Intern (2 yrs)
Education
PhD candidate (dropped) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Master's Degree in Engineering at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Master of Science (M.S.) at Eindhoven University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
AI SaaS Fund & Accelerator at Upekkha
Founder Stack at Accel India
Startup accelerator at Axilor Accelerator program
Graduate Certificate at The Takshashila Institution
Basic Mountaineering Course at Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports
Non degree at National Institute of Advanced Studies
Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme at National Board for Higher Mathematics
