Apr 2021 – Present · 5 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Co-founded Tykhe Ventures to back technical founders building at the frontier.
• Fund I: Blockchain & Web3 — backed early-stage teams building protocols, DeFi infrastructure, and blockchain-native applications across Singapore and India. (2024)
• Fund II: AI-First Companies — now investing in AI-first founders and companies in India, at the intersection of applied AI, vertical SaaS, and deep tech. (2026)
• The thesis across both funds: back builders who ship, in markets with structural tailwinds.
• → NISM-certified Alternative Investment Fund Manager (Series XIX-C)
• → Active investor in the Indian AI and startup ecosystem

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Gurugram

• Founded Kompella Technologies to solve a problem I kept seeing: ambitious companies stuck between "can't afford a full-time CTO" and "can't ship without one."
• We operate as embedded fractional CTOs and CPOs — not consultants who hand off a deck. We sit in your leadership team, own product and engineering outcomes, and ship.
• Key outcomes across our client portfolio:
• → $140M+ in combined ARR built across 75+ products
• → Guided A'alda's vet-tech platform from concept to IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
• → Saved Mercer (Fortune 500) ~$1M in planned tech spend while cutting admin work by 40%
• → Scaled Aesthetic Record to 4,000+ US clinics and 50,000+ active users
• → Built custom ERP for Hula Global, driving a 60% gain in supply chain efficiency
• Industries: Healthcare, Fintech, SaaS, Supply Chain

Nov 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Dallas, Texas, United States

• Joined as the first technical hire and built the engineering function from zero.
• Aesthetic Record is an EMR and practice management platform for aesthetic and wellness clinics. I owned the full product and engineering stack — architecture, hiring, shipping, and scaling.
• Results:
• → Grew the platform to 4,000+ clinics across the US
• → 50,000+ active users managing 3M+ patient records
• → Built and led the engineering team from 0 to full product org
• → Designed HIPAA-compliant architecture for sensitive patient data at scale

Nov 2016 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Columbus, Ohio Area

• Responsible for bringing efficiency to the clinic operation through technology innovation. In the process built a state of the art EMR system which was later launched as a separate product and a company - Aesthetic Record EMR

Oct 2014 – Sep 2015 · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Co-founded a fashion-tech startup focused on custom apparel and supply chain technology.
• Owned the full technology stack — product development, supply chain systems, and e-commerce platform. Simultaneously led the build of Hula Global's custom ERP system during this period.
• → Built end-to-end e-commerce and fulfillment platform
• → Designed and deployed custom ERP for Hula Global's factory operations
• → Hula Global ERP drove a 60% improvement in supply chain efficiency

May 2010 – Sep 2014 · 4 yrs 4 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Early career — cut my teeth building software products across multiple verticals.
• Xooinc was an IT services and product development firm where I progressed from developer to partner. This is where I learned to build teams, manage clients, and ship under pressure.
• → Delivered products for clients across the US and India
• → Developed expertise in full-stack development, architecture, and client management
• → Transitioned from individual contributor to leadership and partner role

Jul 2009 – Mar 2010 · 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• First professional role. Got hands-on experience in enterprise software development at one of India's largest IT services companies.
• → Worked on enterprise application development
• → Foundation in software engineering practices and large-scale system thinking