Devansh Verma
Founder and CEO at Stealth Startup (since October 2025). Concurrently, an AI Engineer Intern at Genrise.ai (since December 2025) and a Senior Undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
About
I'm Devansh Verma, currently building a stealth startup as Founder and CEO while also working as an AI Engineer Intern at Genrise.ai and completing my undergraduate degree at IIT Kanpur. My career has evolved from student leadership roles through web development and trading internships to now focusing on AI-driven entrepreneurship. I'm passionate about making commerce 'agentic'—building the infrastructure that lets AI agents become the next major sales channel. I thrive on rapid prototyping, hackathons, and creating scalable technical solutions. I'm always open to connecting with innovative builders, technical professionals, and entrepreneurs who share this vision for AI-native commerce.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Full-stack technical execution from AI pipelines to web platforms
- ›Entrepreneurial initiative and startup leadership
- ›AI/ML and data science expertise
- ›Trading and financial analysis skills
- ›Rapid prototyping and hackathon experience
Looking for
- ›expanding my professional network
- ›exploring mutual opportunities in AI and technology
Best fit for
Current Interests
Background
Career
Started with student leadership roles at IIT Kanpur (Design Secretary, Student Guide, Secretary roles), then web/app developer internships, followed by a Trading and Research Analyst internship, and currently Founder/CEO of a stealth startup while interning as an AI Engineer.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Scientific Computing at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (2022 – 2026 Expected)
Achievements
- ›Generated €2,302 in profit trading European interest rate futures at Axxela, achieving highest profitability among 33 interns
- ›Built ML pipeline (LSTM + XGBoost) predicting SOFR fixes with R2 score of 0.97 at Axxela
- ›Engineered scalable AI-driven data pipelines and built evaluation suites at Genrise.ai
- ›Optimized cloud infrastructure for 99.9% system availability at Genrise.ai
- ›Built and deployed '#CommerceHub' infrastructure at Entrepreneurs First Hackathon
Opinions
- "The future of commerce is agentic"
- Merchants see AI Agents as the next major sales channel but are blocked by technical integration hurdles