Ankush Sabharwal

Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • National Award Winner for innovation in AI.
  • Led CoRover to impact over 1 billion users.
  • Recognized among Top 10 AI Influencers globally.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused AI entrepreneur with extensive leadership experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Conversational AiProduct ManagementProject ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

Generative AIStrategyCustomer SuccessOperational ExcellenceMarketingSalesFundraisingAgileScrumArtificial Intelligence (AI)EntrepreneurshipSoftware Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesITILStart-ups

About

Ankush Sabharwal is a national award winning tech entrepreneur, founder/CEO of CoRover.ai and BharatGPT, fueled by a passion for developing innovative solutions that tackle both business and societal challenges. Honored as the Innovator of the Year (2024), the entrepreneur of the year (2024) and recognized among the Top 10 AI Influencers globally, his mission is to humanize technology through AI Agents at CoRover, creating a more intuitive and conversational experience that mirrors human interaction. CoRover: Transforming Enterprises: At CoRover, we're pioneering Conversational Agentic AI. Our Human-Centric Conversational AI Platform ensures rapid implementation with Responsible, Grounded, and Accurate Generative AI. Trusted by over 1 billion users across 100+ languages and 20+ channels, including ChatBot, VoiceBot, VideoBot, IVR Bot, and WhatsApp Bot, we're redefining customer experiences, operational efficiency, and revenue growth by 10X. Got commendation from the Prime Minister of India, President of France, Microsoft Chairman, Google CEO & more. Professional Journey & Leadership: With two decades in SaaS product development and leadership roles across startups and MNCs in India, North America and Europe (UK, France), he has driven multi-million-dollar revenues and managed teams of 1200 professionals. Multiple national and international awards recognize his contributions. His education includes an MS in Software Engineering from BITS Pilani, an MBA from ICFAI, and executive programs at IIM-Calcutta and MIT. International certifications like PMI PMP, ACP, ITIL, Six Sigma, CSM, CSP reinforce his expertise. Thought Leadership & Impact: He has shared his insights as a Keynote Speaker and Expert AI Panelist on CNBC TV, BBC TV, NDTV, ZEE, AajTak, CNN, Republic TV, NDTV, Times Now, Wion, and more. Guest faculty roles at esteemed institutions like IIM, IIT and BITS have allowed him to mentor 100,000+ individuals in areas such as AI, Scrum, Agile, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Startups. His work has graced Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Economic Times, and Times of India, and he has had the honor of delivering a TED Talk. Leadership at CoRover: At CoRover, he lead crucial aspects, including Strategy, Product Management, R&D, Engineering, Customer Success, Operational Excellence, Marketing, Sales, GTM, Alliances, Partnerships, and Fundraising. He emphasises collaboration, teamwork, and active involvement as the keys to success. Open to collaborate with like-minded individuals, industry experts, & visionaries to drive innovation that matters!

Experience

22 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
9 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Corover

Founder (CEO + CTO)

Dec 2016Present · 9 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore (India), London (UK) & Silicon Valley (US)

  • CoRover.ai is a Conversational Agentic AI platform that enables the creation of Human-Centric, Multi-Lingual (100+ languages), Multi-Modal (Video, Voice, Text), and Multi-Channel AI Agents, Applications, Co-Pilots, and Assistants - impacting over 1 Billion+ lives globally.
  • With proven expertise in building Domain-Specific and Sovereign LLMs such as BharatGPT, CoRover.ai is trusted by 40,000+ Enterprises, Researchers, and Developers across diverse sectors. CoRover’s Full-Stack Enterprise AI drives 10X revenue growth, reduces support costs by 70%, and delivers superior customer experiences.
  • National Award Winner, CoRover, has received commendations from Microsoft Chairman & CEO, Satya Nadella; Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi; President of a France, Google, NVIDIA, and many others. Working with many fortune 100 companies! Also, listed in Gartner, Forbes, Bloomberg, Tech Crunch, CNBC, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Republic, NDTV, ZEE, AajaTak and more.
  • ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certified as well. We are one of the Top 10 Artificial Intelligence companies and the best Conversational AI company. Got many national & international awards.
  • Traction: 1 Billion+ Users, 20 Billion+ Interactions, 40K+ Enterprises/Developers, 25M+ MAU, 800K Concurrent users
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  • ​​Clients: Bosch, Google, Tata, SEBI, IRCTC, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India), NPCI, 70+ Banks, Paytm, GRSE (Indian Navy - Defence), BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited), Chandigarh Smart City, Invest India, JSI (John Snow, Inc.), DMRC (Delhi Metro), Reliance, QCI, Easy Pay, PATH (US), Ecole Des Ponts (France), and more
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  • ​​CoSell/ReSell Partners: Google, Microsoft, Automation Anywhere, IRCTC, BEL, ITI, MSTC, Tata Communications, NVIDIA, L&T, Persistent, iSOFT, CIL (Cosmic), MSTC, and more.
  • Investors:* HDFC Bank, Canbank VC, Venture Catalysts, Authum, IIIT Delhi (DST, Government of India), IIM Calcutta, ⁠⁠more.
  • Deck: https://CoRover.ai/deck
  • Demos: https://CoRover.ai/videos
Conversational AIGenerative AIProduct ManagementStrategyCustomer SuccessOperational Excellence+3

Digital harbor, inc.

Head of Technical Program Management & Customer Success (Associate Director)

May 2016Nov 2016 · 6 mos

Altisource

2 roles

Head of Technical Program Management (Group Manager)

Promoted

Apr 2015Apr 2016 · 1 yr

Technical Program Manager

Oct 2013Mar 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Program Manager - Product Development

Finastra

3 roles

Engineering Manager

Feb 2013Oct 2013 · 8 mos · Paris (France), Bengaluru (India)

  • Performed Technical Project Manager Cum ScrumMaster role in a Distributed Agile/Scrum Project to develop/enhance a product - Misys Portal (having eBanking/cash and trade features). Also performed Agile Coach role.
AgileProject ManagementScrum

Software Architect/Tech Lead

Promoted

Nov 2011Jan 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Paris (France), Bengaluru (India)

  • Development/Delivery Manager for e-Banking product - Misys Cash Portal (MCP)/Misys Personal Finance Portal (MPFP); responsible for its Strategic Development, Customer Funded Development, Maintenance and Support. Also performed Scrum Master role in a couple of Agile/Scrum projects.
  • Company name for “Misys” earlier.
Software DevelopmentAgileScrum

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2008Nov 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Paris (France), Bengaluru (India)

  • Worked as SSE and Lead (Techno - Functional) and was involved in Architecture, Development and Maintenance of e-Banking products - IFM (Integrated Financial Management) and MCP (Misys Cash Portal).
Software DevelopmentAgileProject Management

Keybank

Software Engineer

Feb 2005Nov 2008 · 3 yrs 9 mos · United States

Wipro limited

Software Engineer

Sep 2004Nov 2008 · 4 yrs 2 mos · New York (US), Celeveland (US), Bangalore (India)

  • Worked in Wipro Technologies in BFSI vertical in different roles - Project Engineer, Team Leader, Coordinator, and Scrum Master in different assignments. Was involved in - getting requirements from clients, Design, Construction, Testing and giving presentations. Was also responsible for getting transition from Client, preparing SMTD, building & leading a team at offshore including Project Management & SLA Management. And, worked onsite (various locations in United States) for various assignments.
  •  Trainings/Presentations Delivered:
  • o ITIL
  • o Induction to New Joinees
  • o ODC (Offshore Development Center) Security
  • o IBM Mainframes
  • o Email Etiquettes
  • o Peregrine/HP Open View Service Center/Manager
  • o Various Applications Related Presentations
  • And many more…
  •  Trainings/Conferences Attended:
  • o Finance 101
  • o Banking One O One
  • o Power Consulting
  • o Metrics, QC tools and Defect Prevention
  • o Software Configuration Management
  • o Introduction to Quality
  • o Software Testing, Reviews & Inspection
  • o IBM Rational Software Development Conference
  • And many more…

Ju

Programmer

Sep 2003Sep 2004 · 1 yr

  • Was responsible for the development of following two s/w products:
  • 1. Post Conduct Examination System
  • 2. Pre Conduct Examination System

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

MS — Software Engineering

Stanford University

Artificial Intelligence

MIT Sloan School of Management

Leadership Program — Entrepreneurship 101

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Executive PG Program — Corporate Finance

The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI)

Master of Business Administration - MBA — International Project Management (Major) & Marketing (Minor)

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