# Aayush Ghosh Choudhury

> Aayush Ghosh Choudhury is the co-founder and CEO of Scrut Automation, a governance, risk, and compliance software company. A mechanical engineering graduate of IIT Ropar and an Indian School of Business alumnus, he worked at McKinsey and PandoCorp before co-founding Gomigo. Compliance demands encountered during that procurement venture helped lead to Scrut in 2021. His public interviews focus on practical automation, access to security expertise for smaller teams, and learning from experienced advisors.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Scrut Automation
- **Organizations:** Scrut Automation, Gomigo, PandoCorp, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Post Graduate Program in Management, Indian School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Scrut Automation with Jayesh Gadewar and Kush Kaushik., Led Scrut during its April 2024 $10 million growth financing from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners., Scrut had more than 800 customers in Lightspeed’s May 2024 account.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Listed among IIT Ropar’s mechanical engineering degree awardees.
- **2015-2016** — Studied management at the Indian School of Business.
- **Before 2021** — Worked at McKinsey & Company and PandoCorp, then co-founded procurement venture Gomigo.
- **2021-11** — Gomigo transitioned to Scrut, according to his Limitless author biography; co-founded Scrut with Jayesh Gadewar and Kush Kaushik.
- **2024-04** — Scrut announced $10 million in growth funding, taking disclosed cumulative funding to $20.5 million at that date.
- **2026-07** — Discussed Scrut’s agentic direction with Dev Khare on Lunchbreak with Lightspeed.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Scrut Automation with Jayesh Gadewar and Kush Kaushik.
- Led Scrut during its April 2024 $10 million growth financing from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners.
- Scrut had more than 800 customers in Lightspeed’s May 2024 account.
- Scrut announced ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification in February 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared in a Lightspeed conversation about agentic compliance, accumulated customer context, and reliable task completion.
- **2026-02** — Discussed small-company security budgets, AI permissions, and access to expertise on Tech Talks Daily.
- **2025-02** — Scrut announced ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its AI management system.

## Links

- Website: https://www.scrut.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayushghoshc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AayushGhoshCho2

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