About

Arunank Divya Sharan is a highly skilled and driven individual with a passion for problem-solving and technology-driven solutions. As the Cofounder and CTO of Purple Pay, Arunank is currently building a payments stack to move money seamlessly across the world using DLT. Prior to this, Arunank was a part of CachePrep, India's first audio-based interview preparation platform, where he helped people prepare for job interviews across multiple domains such as Data Science and Product Management. As a Data Scientist, Arunank has worked on building AI-based solutions for India, solving critical challenges of accessibility and affordability through technology-driven solutions. He has received global and national awards for his AI-based products (WSA-2021, 10th Aegis Graham Bell). Arunank is proficient in Python, with a good command of R and working knowledge of SQL. He has worked on projects involving data manipulation and visualization, web scraping, NLP, and image processing. Arunank's competencies lie in his entrepreneurial spirit, proactive nature, creativity, and growth-hacking skills. He is confident, a problem solver, and an avid reader and learner. Arunank is also a Taekwondo player and a compulsive biker, both of which are akin to meditation for him. Arunank holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He also has a Nanodegree in Machine Learning from Udacity. Arunank is well-versed in a wide range of technologies, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Web3, Python, R, SQL, and more. Overall, Arunank Divya Sharan is a highly skilled and driven individual with a passion for technology-driven solutions, problem-solving, and innovation. He is an asset to any team and is always eager to take on new challenges.