Piyush Gupta
Sr. Director - AI & Platform (Models & Agents) at Uniphore
Leading the Models and Agentic layers of the Business AI Cloud platform at Uniphore while collaborating with OpenAI leadership.
Intro
I'm Piyush Gupta, currently serving as the Sr. Director of AI & Platform at Uniphore, where I lead our Models and Agentic layers. My career has been a journey of building and scaling transformative technology—from co-founding a navigation startup acquired for its landmark-based directions to serving as CPO for AI-driven platforms in sales and leadership development. I’ve been fortunate to drive over $100M in revenue and scale products to millions of users, even securing early investment from Bill Gates for fintech initiatives. I am deeply passionate about 'AI Native Thinking' and the shift toward autonomous agentic systems. I’m here to connect with fellow builders, researchers, and partners who are navigating the multi-directional pace of AI change and looking to create real enterprise value through governed, sophisticated AI orchestration.
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What I can offer
- ›Strategic advice on Agentic AI and SLM fine-tuning
- ›Product leadership and GTM strategy for B2B SaaS
- ›Insights into scaling AI platforms and fundraising
What I'm looking for
- ›Talent with foundations in GenAI and enterprise knowledge platforms
- ›Collaborations with industry analysts and AI researchers
- ›Strategic partnerships with major tech players like NVIDIA and Snowflake
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Background
Career
Started as an R&D Software Engineer at Accenture, co-founded RouteGuru (acquired), and held CPO roles at Sounding Board and Revenoid before leading AI platform strategy at Uniphore.
Education
Master’s Degree in Software Management from Carnegie Mellon University; B.Tech. in CS/IT from Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Achievements
- ›Drove >$100 million in new revenue across multiple companies
- ›Scaled products to 10 million users and $5 billion in transactional value
- ›Led >$80 million in VC fundraising rounds
- ›Co-authored 3 patents and co-invented landmark-based driving directions
- ›Attracted $1.8 million investment from Bill Gates for a mobile payments product
Opinions
- Advocates against filing patents despite being an inventor
- Believes there is a fundamental lack of frameworks for 'thinking natively in AI'
- Enterprises prioritize data sovereignty and governance over having the 'latest' AI
- Product culture should be shaped around outcomes rather than just shipping features
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Professional, visionary, and analytical, balancing high-level strategy with technical curiosity.
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