Often, IITians pursue seven-figure roles or global doctoral programmes; however, this man took an altogether unconventional route to success. He made a choice that defied convention as he rejected Phd offers from Stanford, salary offers worth crores to build his own startup. Along with his classmate, he co-founded an AI startup, which has now raised Rs 540 crore in funding.

Who is Varun Vummadi?

Varun Vummadi, along with Esha Manideep, had attractive options after graduating from IIT Kharagpur. Vummadi had a Stanford PhD offer and a $525,000 quant trading role at an international HFT. Esha got a $150,000 job offer at an Indian HFT firm. Despite having lucrative offers, Varun Vummadi embraced uncertainty and co-founded an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Giga, alongside his Indian In

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