About

Vignesh Krishnakumar is a highly accomplished and experienced technologist, with a focus on AI, computer vision, and machine learning. As the Co-founder and CTO of HyperVerge, an AI startup with offices in Palo Alto and Bangalore, Vignesh is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology that empowers leading consumer lenders, telcos, banks, wallets, and brokerages to onboard their customers in a seamless automated manner while keeping fraudsters out. His platform processes more than 30 million digital identity verification and fraud checks every month across customers such as Jio, Vodafone, SBI, Grab, Xiaomi, and others. With over 7.78 years of relevant experience, Vignesh has a strong background in software engineering, AI, computer vision, and research. He has previously worked as a research intern at Microsoft, where he developed a generalized framework for diagramming and created a domain-specific language for constructing signal transduction diagrams. Additionally, as the Convener of the Computer Vision Group at IIT Madras, Vignesh led the team in developing advanced technology in deep learning, machine learning, and augmented reality, executing projects across transportation, agriculture, education, entertainment, and manufacturing. Vignesh holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, where he graduated in 2015. Prior to that, he attended P.S.B.B Sr Sec School in Chennai, where he completed his secondary education in 1995. As a highly skilled and experienced technologist, Vignesh is well-versed in a range of tech stacks, including senior software engineering, AI, computer vision, research scientist, deep learning, and machine learning. He is currently seeking leaders in product, AI, and engineering to join his team at HyperVerge and help drive the company's growth and success.