# Kshitij Marwah

> Kshitij Marwah is the founder of Tesseract, a mixed reality hardware and software company acquired by Reliance in 2019. An IIT Delhi and MIT-trained researcher, he worked on light field photography, led the MIT Media Lab India Initiative and developed cameras and smartphone-powered augmented reality products. His public timeline records Tesseract’s full integration into Reliance Intelligence in 2026.

- **Role:** Founder of Tesseract; AI and XR entrepreneur (personal timeline reports full integration into Reliance Intelligence in 2026)
- **Organizations:** Tesseract, MIT Media Lab, MIT Media Lab India Initiative, Jio Platforms, Reliance Industries
- **From:** Delhi, India
- **Education:** Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Masters in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Doctoral research; left the programme to build Tesseract, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** MIT Technology Review India Innovators Under 35 honoree, 2017., Forbes India 30 Under 30 honoree in Design, 2018., Lead author, Compressive Light Field Photography Using Overcomplete Dictionaries and Optimized Projections, SIGGRAPH 2013.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined MIT Media Lab after applying on a friend’s advice.
- **2012-2015** — Led MIT Media Lab India Initiative; personal timeline and Innovators Under 35 profile give these dates.
- **2013** — Lead author on SIGGRAPH paper about compressive light field photography; demonstrated refocusing research at INK2013.
- **2015** — Founded Tesseract in India.
- **2016** — Methane 360 camera was on the market; manufacturing journey covered in March 2016.
- **2017** — Recognised by MIT Technology Review India Innovators Under 35; personal timeline dates Quark 360 to 2017.
- **2018** — Forbes India 30 Under 30; Holoboard; Tesseract won Asia Hardware Battle gold.
- **2019** — Reliance acquired a 92.7% stake in May; TED Talks India mixed reality demonstration published in November.
- **2020** — JioGlass announced; Marwah publicly thanked the Tesseract team.
- **2023** — Personal timeline records JioDive and immersive streaming.
- **2026** — Personal timeline records Tesseract’s full merger into Reliance Intelligence.

## Achievements

- MIT Technology Review India Innovators Under 35 honoree, 2017.
- Forbes India 30 Under 30 honoree in Design, 2018.
- Lead author, Compressive Light Field Photography Using Overcomplete Dictionaries and Optimized Projections, SIGGRAPH 2013.
- Named co-inventor on Methods and Apparatus for Light Field Photography.
- Tesseract won gold at Asia Hardware Battle 2018.
- Delivered a mixed reality demonstration at TED Talks India: Nayi Baat, 2019.

## Latest updates

- **—** — In 2026, the personal timeline records Tesseract fully merging into Reliance Intelligence and describes further work in AI research, investment, advisory and company building; a month is not specified.
- **2026-02** — Public LinkedIn activity describes integration into Jio Platforms as Jio Reality Labs and an India AI Impact Summit 2026 showcase spanning voice, vision and agentic AI, AI glasses, homes and humanoid robots.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kshitijmarwah.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshitij-marwaha/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kshitijmarwaha

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Last updated: 2026-10-12