# Mayank Goyal

> Mayank Goyal is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist (Head of AI) at Leena AI, an enterprise agentic AI platform that automates HR, IT, and Finance support for organizations worldwide. An IIT Delhi alumnus in Production and Industrial Engineering, Mayank co-founded ChatterOn in 2015 with Adit Jain and Anand Prajapati before pivoting to Leena AI in 2017 after noticing large enterprises like Coca-Cola and Vodafone using their chatbot platform for internal support. Leena AI joined Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch, raised $40M+ across multiple rounds including a $30M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and now serves 500+ enterprise customers across 90+ countries, reaching 3+ million employees. Mayank leads the AI research and product intelligence that powers Leena AI's pre-built AI colleagues - Gavin (HR), Miles (IT), and Harper (Finance).

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at Leena AI
- **Organizations:** Leena AI, ChatterOn, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Production and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Leena AI, which grew to serve 500+ enterprise customers across 90+ countries, Led AI/ML development resulting in Leena AI reaching 3+ million employees across 60 countries, Y Combinator Summer 2018 cohort member with Leena AI

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Enrolled at IIT Delhi, met future co-founders Adit Jain and Anand Prajapati
- **2015** — Graduated from IIT Delhi; co-founded ChatterOn, a DIY chatbot-building platform, with Adit Jain and Anand Prajapati
- **2015** — Summer internship as Supply Chain Analyst at Premium Transmission Limited
- **2016-2017** — Led AI development at ChatterOn; observed large enterprises like Coca-Cola and Vodafone using ChatterOn for internal HR/IT bots
- **2017** — Pivoted from ChatterOn to found Leena AI (August 2017) focused on enterprise HR and IT automation
- **2018** — Leena AI accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2018 batch; raised $2M seed round
- **2019** — Leena AI raised $8M Series A led by Greycroft
- **2021** — Leena AI raised $30M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners (September 2021)
- **2023-2025** — Continued scaling Leena AI to 500+ enterprise customers, 3M+ employee users across 90+ countries; expanded into agentic AI architecture
- **2025** — Leena AI launched voice-enabled AI colleagues and AI Colleague Studio; named Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant Leader

## Achievements

- Co-founded Leena AI, which grew to serve 500+ enterprise customers across 90+ countries
- Led AI/ML development resulting in Leena AI reaching 3+ million employees across 60 countries
- Y Combinator Summer 2018 cohort member with Leena AI
- Helped raise $40M+ total funding including $30M Series B from Bessemer Venture Partners
- Built AI platform recognized as Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant Leader for AI Knowledge Management Apps for three consecutive years
- Developed multilingual AI system supporting 40+ languages for global enterprise deployments
- Architected agentic AI system delivering 70%+ efficiency gains for customers
- Co-founded ChatterOn, an early chatbot-building platform, before pivoting to enterprise AI

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Leena AI launched AI Colleague Studio, enabling enterprises to design and deploy custom AI colleagues
- **2025-07** — Leena AI launched voice-enabled Agentic AI Colleagues to revolutionize enterprise productivity
- **2025-05** — Leena AI named Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant Leader for AI Knowledge Management Apps for third consecutive year
- **2021-09** — Leena AI raised $30M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with B Capital Group and Greycroft participating

## Links

- Website: https://leena.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mayank-goyal-8817586a
- GitHub: https://github.com/mayankchatteron1

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Last updated: 2026-05-25