Varun Biyyala
Lead GenAI Engineer at Okada & Company
About
I'm Varun Biyyala, the Lead GenAI Engineer at Okada & Company in Manhattan. My journey has been a wild ride, from scaling my own startup, GharPe.in, to $200K in India, to now building production-ready multi-agentic LLM platforms that automate complex commercial real estate operations. I also serve as Adjunct Faculty and a Research Collaborator at Yeshiva University, where I work with NASA-affiliated mathematicians on using deep learning to detect financial bubbles. I'm deeply passionate about 'Context Engineering' and moving beyond simple RAG to truly autonomous agentic systems. Beyond the code, I care about resilience, physical discipline, and finding ways to eventually integrate AI with sustainable organic farming. I love giving back through mentorship and am always looking to connect with fellow builders, researchers, or anyone excited about the future of 4D perception and financial modeling.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Mentorship in production-ready skills (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
- ›Expertise in building Agentic RAG systems
- ›Insights into PropTech and Financial AI research
Looking for
- ›Collaborators for AI applications in agriculture and finance
- ›Innovators for hackathons and team recruitment at Okada & Company
- ›Expanding my professional network
Best fit for
Current Interests
Background
Career
Transitioned from software engineering to startup leadership as CEO of GharPe.in, followed by specialized research and teaching roles in AI/ML, leading to his current focus on GenAI and multi-agentic systems.
Education
M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Yeshiva University (2023-2024); Executive Post Graduation in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore (2022-2023); B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute (2008-2012).
Achievements
- ›Lead author of IEEE/CVF WACV 2025 paper on video editing metrics
- ›Scaled GharPe.in to a $200K valuation with 30x growth
- ›Developing platform to automate 80% of broker tasks at Okada & Company
- ›Recipient of the Fellowship Award from Shevet Glaubach Center
Opinions
- Context Engineering is the superior skill over Prompt Engineering; it separates AI hobbyists from builders.
- Professional success requires a balance of technical work, physical discipline, and human connection.