# Deepak Anchala

> Deepak Anchala is the San Jose-based co-founder and CEO of Adopt AI, previously co-founder and CEO of Slintel and vice president of product and growth at 6sense. Slintel was acquired by 6sense in October 2021. He is the author of Idea to Exit and has engineering and finance degrees from IIT Kharagpur and IIM Indore.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Adopt AI
- **Organizations:** Adopt AI, Slintel, 6sense, Eightfold AI, Tracxn, Cognizant
- **Education:** B.Tech., Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, MBA, Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Indore
- **Known for:** Co-founded Slintel, acquired by 6sense in October 2021., Built Slintel to more than 300 customers across 25 countries, according to his current company biography., Authored Idea to Exit.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2015** — Worked at Cognizant in business intelligence and management roles.
- **2015-2016** — Worked in business development at Tracxn.
- **2016-2018** — Worked in product and growth at Eightfold AI.
- **2016-2018** — Developed the early Slintel service alongside day jobs; the team went full time in 2018.
- **2019** — Slintel received backing from Stellaris and Accel.
- **2021** — Slintel announced a $20 million Series A led by GGV; 6sense announced its acquisition on October 5.
- **2021-2024** — Served as VP of Product and Growth at 6sense.
- **2024** — Published Idea to Exit and started Adopt AI with Rahul Bhattacharya and Anirudh Badam.
- **2025** — Adopt AI emerged from stealth and announced a $6 million seed round led by Elevation Capital.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Slintel, acquired by 6sense in October 2021.
- Built Slintel to more than 300 customers across 25 countries, according to his current company biography.
- Authored Idea to Exit.
- Co-founded Adopt AI, which announced a $6 million seed round in May 2025.
- Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Adopt AI launched publicly with a $6 million seed round led by Elevation Capital.
- **2025-08** — Discussed software interfaces, enterprise adoption and founding lessons on Elevation Capital’s Day One podcast.
- **2026-08** — Listed as Adopt AI co-founder and CEO at Ai4 2026.
- **2026-10** — At research time, Adopt AI’s official site presents an AI accounting and bookkeeping offering and lists Anchala as Co-Founder and CEO; this is an observation date, not a dated launch claim.

## Links

- Website: https://www.adopt.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-anchala-0043707/

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