# Divakar Tantravahi

> Divakar Tantravahi is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Innominds, a San Jose-based AI-first digital product engineering company with 1,400 employees and $80M in annual revenue. Starting his career at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in 1987, he moved through Informix and a startup called Everypath before founding Innominds in 2003. Under his leadership, Innominds has become a full-cycle product engineering partner helping technology companies build products that land in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Recognized for his employee-centric leadership style, Tantravahi was named one of India's Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021 by Great Place to Work India and received ET Now's 'CEO with HR Orientation' Award in 2019.

- **Role:** Chairman & CEO at Innominds
- **Organizations:** Innominds Software Inc., Everypath, Informix, PSI Data Systems, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
- **From:** Andhra Pradesh, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** High School, A P Residential School, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Sciences, Andhra University, Master of Science, Computer Sciences, Santa Clara University, Global Advanced Management Program, Indian School of Business, Certificate of Excellence, Senior Executive Leadership, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Innominds in 2003; grew it to $80M annual revenue and 1,400 employees, Named one of India's Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021 by Great Place to Work Institute India, Received 'CEO with HR Orientation' Award by ET Now at World HRD Congress, February 2019

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Started career as Jr. Manager at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, India
- **1989** — Joined PSI Data Systems as Senior Software Engineer
- **1993** — Joined Informix as Senior Manager
- **1996** — Completed MS in Computer Science at Santa Clara University
- **1999** — Became Managing Director at Everypath, a mobile enterprise startup
- **2003** — Founded Innominds, an AI-first digital product engineering company in San Jose
- **2017** — Innominds recognized as Top 100 Big Data Solution Company by CIOReview
- **2019** — Received 'CEO with HR Orientation' Award from ET Now at World HRD Congress in Mumbai
- **2019** — Innominds secured $3.5M in debt financing (October 2019)
- **2021** — Named one of India's Best Leaders in Times of Crisis by Great Place to Work India
- **2024** — Innominds partnered with Qualcomm on edge AI and IoT enterprise solutions
- **2025** — Innominds established joint venture SIIX-Innominds Pvt. Ltd. with SIIX Corporation for intelligent device-to-cloud solutions

## Achievements

- Founded Innominds in 2003; grew it to $80M annual revenue and 1,400 employees
- Named one of India's Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021 by Great Place to Work Institute India
- Received 'CEO with HR Orientation' Award by ET Now at World HRD Congress, February 2019
- Innominds ranked 21st then 36th in Dream Companies to Work For
- Innominds named Dream Employer of the Year
- Won National Best Employer Brand Award 2018-19
- Innominds products helped develop enterprise software that became leaders in the Gartner Magic Quadrant
- Innominds recognized as Top 100 Big Data Solution Company by CIOReview (2017)
- Innominds won BW Businessworld Healthcare Excellence Award 2025 for Excellence in Healthcare Innovation
- Innominds named 'Niche and Emerging Player' by industry analysts

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Innominds formed joint venture SIIX-Innominds Pvt. Ltd. with SIIX Corporation for full-stack ODM services in India
- **2025-07** — Nymi (Innominds subsidiary) partnered with Caliber Technologies for passwordless authentication in pharmaceutical manufacturing
- **2025-01** — Innominds won BW Businessworld Healthcare Excellence Award 2025
- **2024-12** — Innominds published insights on scaling AI beyond experimentation for measurable business outcomes
- **2024-07** — Innominds partnered with Minerva CQ to deliver AI solutions for contact center productivity
- **2024-06** — Innominds collaborated with SCIINV Biosciences to launch AMRx, an AI/ML diagnostic tool for antimicrobial resistance
- **2024-04** — Innominds partnered with Qualcomm on edge AI and IoT enterprise digital transformation solutions

## Links

- Website: https://innominds.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/divakar-tantravahi-881518
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/innominds
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/dtantravahi/

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