At the heart of our startup is a dynamic trio, blending deep technical expertise with decades of research experience and strategic leadership to drive innovation and excellence.
Pritish Mishra and Brian Ramprasad, PhD candidates at the University of Toronto, form the technical backbone of the team. Both Pritish and Brian have been working on the technical aspects of the project for the last 5 years, and their research has been published in multiple reputed conferences and has received recognition from peer researchers for being far ahead of the existing solutions. Technologies spawned out of this research power the cutting-edge products developed by our startup.
Pritish also has an industrial experience of 5 years working with SAP Labs where he contributed to the development of a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering for SAP Cloud. His research in the areas of Software-defined Networking, Edge Computing, IoT, and applied ML has been published in many reputed venues such as IEEE Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, and the International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT).
Guiding and shaping the strategic vision of our startup is Professor Eyal de Lara, who is currently serving as the Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Toronto. With over 20 years in computer science research, Eyal is one of the pioneers of mobile computing. He has not only advanced the frontiers of research in this field, but also his role as department chair and as a supervisor to scores of graduate students underscores his ability to lead large teams, manage complex projects, and bridge the gap between theoretical research and industry applications.
All three co-founders possess extensive experience working with startups, further enhancing their collective expertise. Brian previously co-founded an e-commerce startup that grew into a seven-figure business, demonstrating his ability to scale ventures effectively. Pritish’s entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding Hubris, a tech-based startup successfully incorporated into SAP Labs. Eyal has co-founded multiple startups such as GridCentric and Tabiat. GridCentric was acquired by Google, while Tabiat continues to thrive and was previously part of this accelerator, highlighting Eyal’s ability to drive both successful exits and sustainable growth.