Building tech
for the overlooked.

Grew up in a small town in Tamil Nadu. Found my way into startups through sheer stubbornness — failed projects, expensive mistakes, and a few wins that mattered. Over 18+ years, I've been a founder, operator, investor, and the person founders call at 2am when everything is on fire.

Today I run Lvl1 Accelerator, back early-stage companies, and build open-source AI tools for communities that mainstream tech tends to overlook — conservationists, non-profits, small publishers, independent teams. Not because it's a good story, but because someone has to.

I also write. My newsletter and books aren't strategy decks — they're honest conversations about the parts of building nobody talks about. The loneliness. The self-doubt. The moment you realise your product solves a problem nobody actually has. I've been there. Most good founders have.

If you're building something real — or trying to figure out whether to start — I'm probably interested. Let's talk.