The AI-first startup playbook from a serial Unicorn founder
In today’s world, standing out as an AI software startup is harder than ever — almost every competitor claims an AI-enabled product. Despite this, Dheeraj's startup DevRev is making waves while taking on some of the largest incumbents like Jira, Zendesk, Intercom, etc. with 1000+ companies benefiting from DevRev's conversational AI experience.
Join us for a curated breakfast conversation with Dheeraj Pandey (Founder & CEO, DevRev; Founder, Nutanix) and Ajey Gore (Operating Partner, Peak XV Partners), in an open-room dialogue with a select group of founders and CXOs.
Over an informal breakfast setting, we will explore the real-world challenges of scaling and building differentiated businesses, including:
Building AI-native companies from first principles
Go-to-market strategies for scaling global businesses
How AI is redefining product-customer interactions at scale
Featured Speakers
Dheeraj Pandey is the Founder and CEO of DevRev, recently secured $100 million in Series A funding. He previously co-founded Nutanix in 2009, serving as its CEO and Chairman for over 11 years. Under his leadership, Nutanix achieved the largest software IPO of 2016 and grew into a multi-billion-dollar company with thousands of employees across more than 60 countries. A recognized industry leader, Pandey has received prestigious honors, including Dell’s Founder 50 and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Silicon Valley. He also currently serves on the board of Adobe.
Ajey is an Operating Partner - Technology with Peak XV, based in Singapore. He works closely with the firm’s portfolio CTOs and CPOs to provide insight and expertise in building and scaling engineering, data science, product and design functions, and helps them build and mentor high-performing teams across in the region. Prior to joining Peak XV, Ajey was the Group CTO of Gojek. Ajey earlier founded CodeIgnition, which was acquired by Gojek. He has also served as the CTO for hoppr, and was Head of Technology for ThoughtWorks.