Umakant Soni
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| Umakant Soni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | M. Tech. (IIT Kanpur) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | AI and Robotics Technology |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Smita Verma |
Umakant Soni is an Indian entrepreneur and computer scientist. Soni is a co-founder and the CEO of the non-profit organisation, AI & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), based in Bengaluru, India.[1] He was nominated as an expert by the Government of India on the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence's (GPAI) working group on Innovation and commercialisation.[2][3]
Education[edit]
Soni graduated with a Master's degree in Technology from IIT Kanpur in 2002.[4]
Career[edit]
Soni was working at Wipro, an Indian information technology services company, where he was in charge of three start-up business units, before leaving the company in 2008.[5][6]
In 2009 he co-founded Vimagino, a software product AI chatbot company.[6] In 2016, Soni and Manish Singhal founded pi Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund.[7] The fund invests in startups that are focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and internet of things (IoT).[8] In January 2018, pi Ventures, for their first fund, raised $25 million and in August 2018, the fund raised a further $6 million from the UK Government's CDC Group Plc.[9] In January 2022, for their second fund, pi Ventures raised $40 million and in November 2022, the fund raised an additional $8 million from British International Investment, the British Goverment's development finance institution.[10] Soni is also an advisor to NITI Aayog, an Indian Goverment think thank.[11]
Soni is one of the co-founders of the AI & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), a non-profit foundation that was founded in 2020.[12] ARTPARK focuses on advancing innovations in AI and robotics.[13] In 2022, ARTPARK announced the launch of a $100 million venture capital fund to invest in AI and machine learning startups that are focusing on healthcare, education and mobility.[14]
Personal[edit]
Soni is married to Smita Verma.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ D'Monte, Leslie (2021-08-19). "ARTPARK plans India's first autonomous vehicle test track". mint. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ "Umakant Soni | Sweden-India Business Council". sibc.se. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ "Innovation and Commercialization Working Group Report" (PDF). GPAI. 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "How ARTPARK is enabling the use of AI & robotics across diverse sectors". Express Computer. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ Mishra, Bibhu Ranjan (2010-12-06). "Ready for the next leap?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Abrar, Peerzada. "Machines with 'artificial intelligence' in vogue for customer-service calls". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ Sharma, Disha (5 August 2016). "Pi Ventures floats venture capital fund to back tech startups". VCCircle. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Ahuja, Aakanksha (2018-09-24). "pi Ventures raises final tranche of ₹ 225 crore first fund". mint. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ Ahuja, Aakanksha (2018-08-20). "Pi Ventures raises $6 million from UK's CDC Group". mint. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Hariharan, Sindhu (10 November 2022). "Pi Ventures Raises $8 Mn From Bii | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Bordoloi, Pritam (2022-08-29). "Behind Indian Government Supported AI & Robotics Innovation Firm". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ Pawar, Sahil (2022-08-01). "ARTPARK announces $100M venture fund to invest in AI and robotics startups". Analytics Drift. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Bagchi, Sohini (2022-12-19). "Artpark-IISc, Google to bring innovation to India's diverse languages". mint. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ↑ Pilla, Viswanath (14 March 2022). "IISc-backed ARTPARK to launch $100 million venture fund to invest in AI, robotics startups". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ↑ Datta, Sravasti (2015-11-02). "Change makers for the youth". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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