Mar 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

• BTCLayer ( https://www.btclayer.org/ ) is building decentralized rollup infrastructure on Bitcoin and Lightening Network.

Feb 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• ICObench is an ICO rating platform supported by investors and financial experts. Sainath is an ICObench rated expert.
• ICOBench has been providing analytical, legal, and technical insights to people willing to invest in ICOs. ICObench has over 1200 ICO listings from over 100 countries published, with over 150 written reviews and over 1600 ratings provided by over 200 experts from all over the world.
• The ICObench Data API is already used by The Cointelegraph, Politecnico di Milano, University of Utah and University of Florida. https://icobench.com/u/ianscarffe

Jan 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• First Advisor to join Hurify, played a strategic role in helping there telegram grow from 1800 users to 80,000 users.
• Helped them in ICO marketing which helped them close there round of $23 million within 40 days of me joining them.
• Helped them list on couple of Exchanges as well.

Aug 2017 – Aug 2021 · 4 yrs

• Axis Bank is the third largest of the private-sector banks in India offering a comprehensive suite of financial products.
• I am an Mentor at Axis Bank Accelerator, Thought Factory. Helping various startups at stages of ideation, product development and product launch.
• https://www.axisbank.com/thoughtfactory/index.html#mentor

Sep 2016 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Whatsapp

• Manage nearly 25 groups focused on either Cryptocurrency or on Artificial Intelligence.
• All together nearly 6000 people are engaged on the same directly by me and my team.
• Moderator for Facebook Closed group Cryptocurrency News with 11,000+ members as well.
• This helps in recruitment of good talent, understand Crowd psychology and as well contribute back to society.

Dec 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr

• AnythingAI is a unique concept where we are trying to provide a Marketplace for APIs of intelligent tools and applications for AI applications.
• We also provide custom solutions in fields of Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Big data and Automation.
• Visit our site at anythingai.com ( beta)
• Later pivoted to Primetrade.ai

Jun 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

Dec 2015 – Aug 2020 · 4 yrs 8 mos

• Acquired : Our AI based trading platform designed specifically for Crypto currencies has been acquired by a well known Hedge fund.
• PrimeTradeAI is an non-custodian CryptoCurrency Exchange Aggregator and Portfolio manager marketplace to help you trade on your own accounts on multiple exchanges from a single platform and as well to help you create a passive income source.
• You can try it at https://beta.primetrade.ai/login
• We were able to do some very accurate predictions on price movement on Cryptocurrencies as evident from our posts and chatter on telegram.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo

• Jugaad is an Incubation-platform within IIT Roorkee cum B-Plan competition. The aim is to convert nascent ideas to successful start-ups. Participants will get a chance to be mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and business veterans. The best teams present their Business plan to the top Venture Capitalists of India during E-summit-2013.

Feb 2011 – Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 10 mos

• Note: AasaanPay has been acquired by Suvidhaa Infoserve.
• Me along with my two Juniors Dropped out of IIIT Hyderabad to launch AasaanPay (formerly MobileCozy).
• Our mission is to simplify and reinvent the process of buying and selling in the real world. We are starting with credit cards since that is a huge pain point.
• Check www.aasaanpay.com for more details.
• We together are an awesome team, which is creating path breaking, usable products in areas of Payments, Mobile & Banking. We are going to have a huge impact in India by simplifying payments and retail.
• We are looking for people who can challenge themselves and have an impact on the real customer.
• Are you are upto the challenge? If yes, drop a mail with your interests & resume to sainath@aasaanpay.com
• We are aggressively looking for experienced persons in Merchant Acquiring.
• Media:
• Game Changing Start up according to Deccan Chronicle:
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=511380548892392&set=a.465231286840652.110215.425610177469430&type=1&theater
• MobileCozy, one of the 25 most Popular Start ups of 2012 according to Team Yourstory
• http://yourstory.in/2012/12/25-most-popular-startup-stories-from-2012/
• http://www.telecomindiaonline.com/convert-your-smart-phone-instantaneously-into-an-complete-retail-pos.html
• http://yourstory.in/2012/07/card-payments-may-get-terribly-simple-with-onmobilepay/
• http://postnoon.com/2012/07/23/paying-by-card-to-get-easier/60745
• Speaker: Techcircle Payments Forum 2015
• http://events.vccircle.com/content/sainath-gupta
• Formerly we were known as MobileCozy Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · http://www.ideas.economictimes.com/

• Economic times Power of Ideas, India’s largest enabling platform for budding and aspiring entrepreneurs. It seeks to encourage anyone and everyone with a business idea to realize his entrepreneurial dream. It is a platform where ideas will be polished and nurtured with personalized guidance from mentors before being taken forward to investors for funding. This ET initiative is in partnership with the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and IIM-Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship.
• I was actively involved in helping the team evaluate the different start ups on merit basis.

Oct 2010 – Nov 2025 · 15 yrs 1 mo

• Did my first Bitcoin mining in 2010, been following Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain since then.
• Advising quite a few in the space as well helping an ICO as well.

Jun 2010 – Jun 2014 · 4 yrs

• MentorEdge is an initiative by Mentors and Experts across India to provide hand-holding, mentoring and networking support to aspiring entrepreneurs. It is a country wide structured network of mentors aimed at helping entrepreneurs get the winning edge through advisory support on various strategic and operational decisions.
• I help early stage companies around team development, customer acquisition, early stage operations, financing, and customer development.

Oct 2009 – Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• A sister company of Bajrang Industries, It is engaged in design, manufacturing, and marketing of electrical motors for Air coolers,ceiling fans & table fans.
• Main target of the market is South Indian rural market.

Aug 2009 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• I'm Mentor for Street Readers. This is a nonprofit initiative which was launched to coach the engineering graduates with soft skills, give placement assistance and bridge the gap between industry and the students.
• Currently our total membership is at 15000.

Jan 2009 – Aug 2009 · 7 mos

• Conducted research related to usability, cognitive science, psychology focusing on eye tracking studies, usability testing and other behavioral experiments.

Oct 2008 – Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Aug 2008 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs

May 2008 – May 2011 · 3 yrs

• Bajarangs is a company established in 1982, since then its goal has been to satisfy the customer with Quality products at lowest possible price. The company is vigorously moving on the path of becoming the only company which has the expertise of being innovative.
• We manufacture a wide range of the evaporative air coolers, desert air coolers, portable air coolers, mobile air coolers, water air coolers and room air coolers which are made from the high quality materials and these air coolers are known for their higher cooling effect and ability to consume less electricity, This Air coolers are known for there longevity and design. Bajarangs products are already being sold in Africa and South-East Asia and shortly will be available in many other countries.
• News: R & D division has recently designed & made successfully Solar operated Air coolers suitable to Indian Conditions. Production to be commenced from Jan - 02 2011.

Dec 2007 – Jun 2008 · 6 mos

Jun 2006 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs

• Founded the VJIT-ACM Chapter
• Engineered rise to becoming the Andhra Pradesh's largest ACM Chapter . Spearheaded Sponsorship & Marketing, catapulated funds to INR 1.5 Lakhs.
• Conceptualized and organized its key events Vidya-03 , Cyberveda-09 and the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program.
• Initiated the workshops - Conducted Lectures and workshops on C, Python, Algorithms & Ethical Hacking.
• Mentored two more ACM student chapters in hyderabad.

Apr 2005 – Jun 2008 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs

Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr