# Avinash Misra

> Avinash Misra is the CEO and co-founder of Skan AI, a Menlo Park-based enterprise AI company pioneering process intelligence and agentic automation. A serial entrepreneur who graduated from IIT Kanpur, he previously co-founded Endeavour Software Technologies — acquired by Genpact in 2015 — before launching Skan in 2018 with longtime partner Manish Garg. Skan has raised $54M in total funding, landed on the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and launched the Agentic Ontology of Work (AOW) — a first-of-its-kind semantic framework for human-AI collaboration — positioning the company as the context infrastructure layer for the enterprise AI era.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Skan AI
- **Organizations:** Skan AI, Endeavour Software Technologies, i2 Technologies
- **From:** Kanpur, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Secondary Education, Seth Anand Ram Jaipuria School, Kanpur
- **Known for:** Co-founded Endeavour Software Technologies, acquired by Genpact (NYSE: G) in 2015, Raised $54M total funding for Skan AI including $40M Series B led by Dell Technologies Capital, Skan AI named to 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from IIT Kanpur with B.Tech.
- **1999-2004** — Solution Architect at i2 Technologies
- **2004** — Co-founded Endeavour Software Technologies with Manish Garg, focusing on enterprise mobility and front-office digital transformation
- **2015** — Endeavour Software Technologies acquired by Genpact (NYSE: G)
- **2018** — Co-founded Skan AI with Manish Garg in September, targeting process intelligence and AI-powered business process understanding
- **2020** — Skan launched its first Process Intelligence product; named 'Hot Vendor' by HFS Research
- **2022** — Skan raised $40M Series B led by Dell Technologies Capital (total $54M raised); customers 10x'd year-over-year
- **2025** — Skan AI named to 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500; issued Agentic Process Automation Manifesto; acquired Metaculars Inc.
- **2026** — Launched Agentic Ontology of Work (AOW) — the world's first standardized language for human-AI collaboration in the enterprise

## Achievements

- Co-founded Endeavour Software Technologies, acquired by Genpact (NYSE: G) in 2015
- Raised $54M total funding for Skan AI including $40M Series B led by Dell Technologies Capital
- Skan AI named to 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
- $500M+ in value delivered to enterprise clients through Skan AI
- Launched the Agentic Ontology of Work (AOW) - first standardized language for human-AI enterprise collaboration
- Published the Agentic Process Automation Manifesto based on 50+ real-world enterprise AI deployments
- Grew Skan customer base 10x in 2021 alone
- Pioneered zero-integration process intelligence technology using computer vision

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Launched the Agentic Ontology of Work (AOW), the world's first standardized semantic framework for human-AI collaboration in enterprise environments.
- **2025-12** — Skan AI named to the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, recognizing rapid revenue growth.
- **2025-10** — Skan AI acquired Metaculars Inc. to expand agentic AI execution capabilities.
- **2025-10** — Published the Agentic Process Automation Manifesto — six principles for enterprise AI drawn from 50+ real-world deployments.

## Links

- Website: https://skan.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amisra
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/avinashmisra

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Last updated: 2026-05-27