Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos · United Kingdom · Remote

• What The Tech! empowers aspiring tech founders to go from zero to one in their startup journey, and equips them with the tools they require to go from one to two.
• 🦉The Hoot Fund®: This community-driven initiative champions social causes within the tech industry, whether sponsoring a coding prodigy to attend a hackathon in California or funding STEM workshops in underserved communities.
• 🦉The Hoot Loot®: Geek out in Style. Our sustainably manufactured merch supports local economies, reduces textile waste, and promotes responsible consumption.
• Initially commissioned & funded by Leeds2023 | https://leeds2023.co.uk/

Jun 2024 – Oct 2024 · 4 mos · Manchester, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• PraeSeed by Praetura Ventures is the first cohort investment programme in the North of England, helping build the region's next break out businesses through capital, community and content. It is a capital-first programme deploying £150k-£200k investments into 5-7 start ups each year. Antonym is one of the 12 startups selected from 200+ applicants.

May 2023 – Dec 2023 · 7 mos · Leeds, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• One of the 15 high-growth companies to be part of the Exchange Cohort Programme at Department.

Oct 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr · London, England, United Kingdom

• One of the 70 founders from around the world selected for the current cohort from more than 800+ applicants. Zinc Venture Builder exists to build brand new, commercial, mission-driven companies that tackle the biggest social challenges in key industrial verticals like Manufacturing & Supply Chains, Transportation, Construction, & Farming. Zinc will provide cash investment of up to £250,000, as well as an intensive 12-month platform of support.
• https://www.zinc.vc/

Jun 2021 – Mar 2022 · 9 mos · United Kingdom

• Learn STEM using 3D NFTs 🚀
• Designed as a supplementary tool to school curriculum, WTT! allows pupils in schools to collect, trade, & swap NFTs of 3D models and snippets of codes to learn important 21st century skills like AI, 3D Printing, IoT, etc. in a fun, interactive, and social manner instead of mundane lessons.
• Commissioned & funded by Leeds2023 | https://leeds2023.co.uk/
• Project proposal developed & submitted
• Successful bid for the seed commission
• Prototype built
• Quantified impact delivered

Aug 2020 – Jul 2021 · 11 mos · Leeds, United Kingdom · On-site

• Accidental start-up, co-founded in between the transition time from my first start-up to the second. Nothing official, but so much fun!
• ⚡️🚚 Modular, integrated e-axle to make diesel trucks electric, noiseless, & zero-emissions. Our bolt-in eDrive technology used Metal 3D printing, cloud-based RUL optimisation, and a distributed manufacturing network for on-demand spares to help fleet operators reduce costs & emissions at the same time. • Plug & Play solution • Non-intrusive architecture • OEM-agnostic.
• Expanded the scope to aviation propulsion with modular ducted fans, hybrid turbofans, and turbojets using interchangeable modules.

Jul 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr · Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• BUILD is an inspirational 12-week programme for aspiring entrepreneurs and founders in Leeds City Region who are creating innovative businesses that can grow. Mentored high-growth companies including an electric vehicle charger scale-up and supported with introductions to funding bodies, venture investors, product development, manufacturing and tech/IP strategy.

Jun 2020 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Jun 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr

Mar 2020 – Mar 2023 · 3 yrs

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020 · 5 mos

• Leeds cohort of the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator

Jun 2020 – Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 6 mos · United Kingdom

• Sectors: Aerospace, Defence, Industrial automation, Unmanned Systems, and EV charging.
• Advised pre-seed & seed-stage startups on business models, funding strategy, and GTM.
• Evaluated startup pitches & investment cases, providing feedback to entrepreneurs and venture funds.
• Worked with founders on unit economics, hardware scaling, and capital-efficient growth strategies.

Mar 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

• The Global New Mobility Coalition (GNMC), curated by the World Economic Forum, is an active and diverse community of over 150 globally renowned experts, NGOs and companies for accelerating the shift to Shared, Electric and Autonomous Mobility (SEAM) system that provides for healthier cities, reduces carbon emissions by 95%, improves mobility efficiency by 70%, and decreases commuting costs by 40%, while tapping into a 600 billion-dollar business. GNMC is part of the World Economic Forum's 'Shaping the Future of Mobility' Platform.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2024 · 5 yrs · United Kingdom

• AI Tech UK is a UK-based think-tank and AI Innovation leader delivering knowledge, skills, and best practices, as part of the National AI Strategy. The first edition of the conference saw:
• 10,000+ attendees
• 300+ industry experts
• 50+ ecosystem partners
• https://www.ai-tech.uk/.

Feb 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• An award-winning advanced manufacturing start-up that designed, developed & manufactured ultra-lightweight Metal 3D printed, high-performance parts for electric & autonomous vehicles to help manufacturers cut emissions & wastes in EV production, improve the range per charge, battery efficiency, & data aggregation. Scaled the team from 1 to 11, built a pedigree board of advisors including C-suite execs from legacy automotive OEMs, recognised as an emerging leader in the future of manufacturing (3D printing) industry, traction with the world's largest steelmaker, a legacy automaker, & an electric supercar company, featured in 30+ industry media in 5 different languages.
• Alumni @TechNation @NatWest @SPARK

Feb 2018 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• After a rigorous judging panel, I was one of the very few hand-selected by the University of Leeds SPARK Start-up Incubation Programme. Incubated within the NEXUS Innovation Hub and won multiple rounds of grant funding from Proof of concept grants to High-Growth grants. Founded and led a startup that went on to pioneer Metal 3D printing in consumer aftermarket parts/components.

Jun 2012 – Jun 2016 · 4 yrs · India · On-site

Jan 2004 – Jun 2016 · 12 yrs 5 mos · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• I spent my pre-teens and teenage years setting up, running, and often failing at multiple businesses—if you can call them that! Attending boarding school meant I only had one weekend a month at home, so I built and automated ideas to make pocket money. I can say with certainty, this side-quest-streak did not sit well with my parents, so for the longest time, I was the rebel-in-residence.
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• 2004: Developed an invisible ink (nothing new, just age-old formulas). Sold a few ink canisters for $1 each to my very naive 8 year old mates.
• 2005: Built a hybrid water-fountain/air cooler. Sold 2 units for $50 (both to my grandfather, but hey still counts)
• 2006: Built a hydro-power mechanism with the help of my physics teacher. Won the "budding scientist" award from a national publication.
• 2007: Built a prototype 3-axis picking robot and wrote a whitepaper; selected for a Singapore olympiad but was two years too young to participate.
• 2008: Bought off-the-shelf used vacuum bots and converted it into a SMS-operated version. PCB prototyping, reverse engineering, and sold 1 working bot to my mom (again, counts!)
• 2009: Launched an affiliate marketing micro-site focused on health and wellness. At the height of the site traffic, I made around $30 a month
• 2010: Combined the affiliate micro-site with a logo generator micro-site, and launched a full-on proper site. Lost every bit of money I saved before to an online payment scam!
• 2011-12: Started a Milkshake brand with a cheap milkshake machine from China. At peak, I did 50 shakes a day selling to my school mates. Got told off by the school and the headmaster for selling unauthorised tucks.
• 2013-14: Screen printed t-shirts packaged inside used tennis ball and badminton cork carton tubes. Sold probably around ~700 tees, and lost $1200 in the process (yikes!)
• 2015-16: Set up a 3D printing maker-shop to cater to the petrol-heads in my hometown, shipping 500+ units a month and earning $450/month, which funded my Kawasaki Ninja 300.