# Hemkesh Agrawal

> Hemkesh Agrawal is an engineer-turned-venture-operator who went from arriving in the US from India in 2019 to holding a patent, founding multiple startups, and becoming Head of Engineering at Redbud VC in Columbia, Missouri. A Board of Trustees Scholar at Michigan State University with a perfect 4.0 GPA, he co-founded UniServices (an Uber-for-odd-jobs platform for college students) and Village (AI-driven HOA management), and was one of only 15 selected out of 4,000 applicants for the Survive & Thrive entrepreneurship bootcamp at age 16. He bridges deep technical skill with startup hustle, embodying the rare builder who can go from Arduino prototypes to VC infrastructure.

- **Role:** Head of Engineering at Redbud VC
- **Organizations:** Redbud VC, Village, UniServices Inc
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
- **Known for:** Patent holder for Be-Hold - a smart glove enhancing human-computer interaction for visually impaired people, Board of Trustees Scholar at Michigan State University (perfect 4.0 GPA), Selected for Survive & Thrive 2017 bootcamp - less than 1% acceptance rate (15 of ~4,000 applicants)

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Selected for Survive & Thrive entrepreneurship bootcamp at age 16 (1 of 15 chosen from ~4,000 applicants)
- **2019** — Moved from India to the United States to study at Michigan State University
- **2020** — Founded UniServices Inc as CTO & Co-Founder - gig service app for college students (Uber for odd jobs)
- **2021** — Interned as Software Developer at MSU Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- **2022** — Received Board of Trustees Scholar award at MSU for maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA
- **2023** — Graduated from Michigan State University with B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering; UniServices named MSU 2023 Student Startup of the Year
- **2023** — Co-founded Village - venture-backed startup building AI-driven HOA management solutions
- **2025** — Joined Redbud VC as Head of Engineering in Columbia, Missouri

## Achievements

- Patent holder for Be-Hold - a smart glove enhancing human-computer interaction for visually impaired people
- Board of Trustees Scholar at Michigan State University (perfect 4.0 GPA)
- Selected for Survive & Thrive 2017 bootcamp - less than 1% acceptance rate (15 of ~4,000 applicants)
- UniServices named MSU 2023 Student Startup of the Year
- Co-founded two startups before age 25
- Head of Engineering at a venture capital firm (Redbud VC)

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Joined Redbud VC as Head of Engineering, bringing startup-operator experience to a VC platform role
- **2023-04** — UniServices recognized as MSU 2023 Student Startup of the Year
- **2023-05** — Graduated from Michigan State University with B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering

## Links

- Website: https://hemkesh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemkesh1
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hemkesh20
- GitHub: https://github.com/Hemkesh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hemkeshagrawal/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hemkeshagrawal1/

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Last updated: 2026-05-07