Ankur Pandey
@ankurpandey
I am a 3x AI SaaS founder building revenue-generating generative AI products and GTM systems
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a founder and AI builder who has bootstrapped multiple AI startups and product-led SaaS businesses. I scaled LongShot AI to 200K+ users and over $1M in revenue, launched Intro AI (5K+ users), and co-founded UnFound (100K users), focusing on real-world impact.
My background spans roughly 14 years in machine learning and data, including about eight years as a founder and early-stage leader. I was a PhD candidate at IISc and have set up data science teams at HERE, Yodlee/Envestnet, and Loylty Rewardz.
I deliver production-grade AI agents and full-stack agent consulting with specializations in SEO/AEO, marketing, sales, and GTM. I advise founders, CXOs and VPs on practical AI use cases and enjoy building scalable, revenue-focused AI products and teams.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder
LongShot AI
Jan 2025 - Present (8 months)
Building customized production-grade AI agents focused on SEO/AEO, marketing and sales GTM; published open-source sales agent stack.
Founder
Intro AI
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)
Built a suite of AI agents for sales handling lead enrichment through intent-based prospecting, achieving 5,000+ users.
Founder
LongShot AI
Jan 2021 - Jan 2025 (4 years)
Founded and scaled LongShot AI to 200K+ users and generated over $1M in revenue, leading product, growth and accelerator engagements.
Co-Founder
UnFound
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)
Built NLP-as-a-Service for enterprise clients (HUL, Tata), delivering misinformation detection and text analytics solutions; incubated by Accel.
Advisor
upGrad
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)
Advised on data and AI strategy and mentored product and curriculum teams to integrate practical machine learning use-cases.
Co-Founder
UnFound.news
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)
Launched a consumer product to combat misinformation used by Google News, BBC and Maharashtra government, growing to ~100K users.
Senior Data Scientist
HERE Technologies
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 (2 years)
Established the Mumbai data science team and developed mapping-related ML models to enhance HERE's digital maps platform.
Data Scientist
Envestnet | Yodlee
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year)
Built fintech products using transactional insights as the first data science hire in Bengaluru and led development of analytics features.
Analytics Consultant
[24]7 Innovation Labs
Jan 2012 - Jan 2013 (1 year)
Contributed to transforming BPO operations through ML-powered analytics and predictive modeling to improve customer engagement.
Intern
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years)
Researched adaptive segmentation of MRI images and developed image processing algorithms under Prof. Timothy Poston.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ETEindhoven University of Technology
Master of Science, Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Master of Science in Industrial and Applied Mathematics from Eindhoven University of Technology.
NKNational Institute of Technology Karnataka
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka.
ISIndian Institute of Science
PhD (candidate, dropped), Information Theory & Statistical Learning
PhD candidate in Information Theory & Statistical Learning at the Department of Computer Science and Automation; doctoral studies were discontinued.
JLJohannes Kepler Universität Linz
Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Mathematics
Master's degree in Industrial Mathematics from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Interested in hiring Ankur?
You can contact Ankur and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message AnkurFind your dream job
Sign up now and join over 100,000 remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
