Tanay Lakhani

Co-Founder

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Founder of multiple innovative tech startups.
  • Expert in AI and web development technologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with extensive experience in AI-driven solutions and web development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business OwnershipStart-up VenturesAiWeb Development

Other Skills

Knowledge ManagementCollaboration ToolsCRM DevelopmentSocial NetworkingContent DiscoveryPHPJavaScriptHTMLRuby on RailsMySQLWeb DesignC++Software DevelopmentJavaC

About

Stacks is a modern information center designed to help users navigate information overload. It's your unified content workspace with links, files, and notes. Stacks is built for high-performing individuals looking to increase productivity, knowledge workers to share and collaborate with colleagues, and creators to provide branded search experiences to their audience. Stacks is a platform that: - Combines web workspace, search, discovery, and AI capabilities - Allows users to create, curate, and share knowledge resources - Uses AI to enhance search, discovery, and content generation - Aims to revolutionize how we interact with and generate knowledge Do more with content. Raising pre-seed round If you'd like to chat more, shoot me an email at tanay@betterstacks.com or put a time on my calendar: https://calendly.com/tanay27/30min About me: I'm a software engineer with 10+ years of experience. I have built API-based systems, video streaming services, social networks, and e-commerce stores. I've led teams, mentored developers, and excelled in the full software development lifecycle. I'm passionate about exploring new technologies, a believer in tokenization and crypto, and investing in stocks. My tech stack includes Python/Django, Ruby/Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, AWS, Azure, and more.

Experience

12 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 5 mos
Average Tenure
9 mos
Current Experience

Betterstacks labs

Founder

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Building an AI Lab to solve problems that are too small for big tech to focus on but big enough to make the world a better place to live, work and achieve our dreams.
  • Products:
  • Stacks - workspace, client portal, team knowledge management, individual productivity tool for your notes, links and files in one place
  • Orb - AI agents that live in the browser for efficient browsing, searching, shopping and learning
  • Sticky - Sticky notes don't have to be boring. Bring your sticky notes to the tabs and collaborate on an infinite canvas canvas
  • Converse - When the business of SMEs runs on calls, they need tools that work with calls. AI-native call-first CRM for services and operations teams at SMBs
  • Rize - Open source LinkedIn for Gen-Z students who deserve profiles that are better than a resume to tell their story.
  • Discover.wtf - The Internet used to be fun and weird before we got hooked to algorithms that push us to our smartphones. We are building a better discovery platform for the internet. (alternative to StumbleUpon)
Business OwnershipStart-up Ventures

Antler

Entrepreneur in Residence

Feb 2024May 2024 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Stacks

Founder

Aug 2022Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • With every person being either a content creator or a content consumer, we don't need more information, instead, we need:
  • Better ways to use the information we already have.
  • Tools that help us turn what we learn into action.
  • To focus on applying knowledge, not just collecting it.
  • We are turning information overload into competitive advantage by understanding and activating user interactions with content and turning these intents into actions.
  • Stacks is a platform that:
  • Combines web workspace, search, discovery, and AI capabilities
  • Allows users to create, curate, and share knowledge resources
  • Uses AI to enhance search, discovery, and content generation
  • Aims to revolutionize how we interact with and generate knowledge
  • Do more with content.

Fincare services

CTO | Finance

Aug 2022Jan 2023 · 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Helping NRIs participate in India's growth story.
  • Responsible for Engineering & Software practices. Building products and technology services to provide excellent customer services in the field of Finance. Trust is the basis of all transactions.

Citeline, formerly pharma intelligence

Engineering Manager

Jun 2021Sep 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

  • Leading and mentoring two teams of full-stack developers to build a platform that recreates how clinical trials are conducted so more treatments can get to patients more efficiently.
  • Build software tools for clinical trial sponsors, recruitment partners and global community of patients looking for clinical trials.
  • Grow the team from 2 engineers to 4+ engineers (and 6+ contract engineers), streamline engineering processes and team cadences.
  • Stack – Ruby on Rails, JavaScript (w/ ReactJS), PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

Zillow group

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2017Jun 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Leading and mentoring a team of developers across fullstack to support and enhance NYC's leading real estate marketplace StreetEasy.
  • Developing and enhancing current application to provide scalable tools for smooth and convenient real estate buying/renting experience, marketing and communication tool for real estate agents and brokers.
  • Design architecture for internal management tools, digital ad products, authentication, logging and consolidated billing system.
  • Stack – Ruby on Rails (w/ GraphQL API), JavaScript (w/ ReactJS), CSS, MySQL, Elasticsearch

Genome digital

2 roles

Lead Backend Developer

Jun 2016Dec 2016 · 6 mos

  • At Genome, I architect/model application backend, server-side web services and APIs used by front-end (AngularJS, JQuery, JS) and mobile applications (Android/iOS).
  • Developed and shipped 8+ solutions to production in 12 months.
  • Grew and lead backend team from 1 to 6 Developers
  • Build modular and scalable software application to be flexible enough to be enhanced as needed.
  • Provide new ways of delivering interesting solutions to the clients and business
  • Stack: Python/Django/Flask, Ruby on Rails, PHP, AWS, Symphony/Doctrine
  • Verizon Wireless: Built a CMS that facilitates a variety of promotions such as Text to Win/Instant Win, Biometric Charging Stations (Palm Vein Scanners), Trivia Games at NBA and NFL games across the United States.
  • Antigravity Fitness: Built a CMS to support their app to stream yoga video lessons, facilitating the management of instructors, classes, online store (products, variants, orders, inventory and discounts), forums, users and push notifications.
  • Universal Music Group: March Madness Music Challenge in which colleges would play and share their school playlist to advance down brackets.
  • Boatyard: A two-sided marketplace that is a hub for all order management, communication and transaction activity for partners on the Boatyard. It is multi-tenant SASS platform.
  • Swagify: Shopify application to Upsell Products. Increase Sales. Incentivize Customers.

Back-end Developer

Oct 2015May 2016 · 7 mos

  • GENOME IS AN AWARD-WINNING EXPERIENTIAL DIGITAL INNOVATION AGENCY. WE START WITH THE ESSENCE OF EACH CLIENT’S BRAND TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS.
  • At Genome, I build and manage server-side web services and APIs used by front-end (AngularJS, JQuery, JS) and mobile applications (Android/iOS).
  • Stack: Python/Django/Flask, Ruby on Rails, PHP, AWS, Doctrine

Comida

Founder, Lead Engineer

Jan 2016Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Develop strategies related to technology, application stack, development timeline and cycle. Lead and mentor software developers to build modular and scalable code for API and mobile app.
  • Make your meals count! Comida puts a world of custom dining experiences at your fingertips with our new mobile app. Discover cuisine and restaurants that perfectly match your preferences or follow Comida’s contextual suggestions for something adventurous. No more waiting, No more Server's suggestion, No more payment issues. Life is always a feast with Comida!
  • Stack: Python/Django, Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, PHP, AWS, Android/iOS development

Readygraph

2 roles

Lead Software Developer

May 2015Oct 2015 · 5 mos

  • Managing Python-Django and Mongo driven Web API to interact with Frontend Service that turns the website into a Fast Growing Social Network with User Engagement System and Analytics.
  • Also, developing Frontend Service based on Javascript, Backbone.js, Facebook API and PHP-Wordess Plugins
  • Develop curated web based application UserBase.com that populates contents from across ReadyGraph Community (45k sites using ReadyGraph) and allows registered users to vote, comment and interact with websites/other users among the community.
  • Stack: Python/Django, BackboneJS, PHP, Drupal, Wordpress, AWS Opswork

Software Developer

May 2014May 2015 · 1 yr

  • Managing Python-Django and Mongo driven Web API to interact with Frontend Service that turns the website into a Fast Growing Social Network with User Engagement System and Analytics.
  • Also, developing Frontend Service based on Javascript, Backbone.js, Facebook API and PHP-Wordess Plugins

Nyu stern school of business

Research Assistant

Jun 2014Sep 2014 · 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Assist Professor Claudine by developing application in PHP, Python and Stata to simulate the dataset

Nyu polytechnic school of engineering

Graduate Assistant

Jan 2014May 2014 · 4 mos · Brooklyn, New York

  • Developed website for Head of Electrical Engineering, Prof. Jonathan Chao describing his achievements, projects and team he mentors.

Arham it reflection pvt. ltd.

Founder, Web Application Developer

May 2010Aug 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai

  • o Founded a Web Application Development Company serving more than 25 clients for web applications ranging from social networking websites to E-commerce websites.
  • Stack: Python, PHP, Drupal, Wordpress, Javascript, JQuery, AWS

Education

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Master's degree — Computer Science

Jan 2013Jan 2015

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2012

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