# Nayrhit Bhattacharya

> Nayrhit Bhattacharya is the co-founder and CEO of Gushwork, which develops AI marketing agents to help businesses attract inbound leads through search. His career includes American Express, IDG Ventures India (now Chiratae Ventures) and a founding product-management role at Prodigal. An IIT Kharagpur and Chicago Booth graduate, he co-founded Gushwork with Adithya Venkatesh in 2023.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Gushwork
- **Organizations:** Gushwork, Prodigal, IDG Ventures India / Chiratae Ventures, American Express, UPAY NGO
- **Education:** Dual degree: Bachelor's in Industrial & Systems Engineering; Master's in Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gushwork with Adithya Venkatesh in 2023., Gushwork announced $2.1 million pre-seed funding in July 2023 and a $9 million seed round in February 2026., Reported $1.5 million ARR within 90 days for the AI search product in February 2026; these are founder-reported company metrics.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Completed IIT Kharagpur dual-degree studies and joined American Express in data science.
- **2018** — Joined IDG Ventures India, later renamed Chiratae Ventures.
- **2020** — Joined Prodigal as a founding product manager.
- **2021** — Began an MBA at Chicago Booth.
- **2022** — Began exploring the idea behind Gushwork with Adithya Venkatesh after ChatGPT launched.
- **2023** — Co-founded Gushwork; platform launched in April; announced a $2.1 million Lightspeed-led pre-seed in July.
- **2025** — Spoke at the Google AI × Lightspeed India AI Immersion Day in August.
- **2026** — Announced $9 million seed funding and general availability of the AI search product in February; reported $6 million ARR in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gushwork with Adithya Venkatesh in 2023.
- Gushwork announced $2.1 million pre-seed funding in July 2023 and a $9 million seed round in February 2026.
- Reported $1.5 million ARR within 90 days for the AI search product in February 2026; these are founder-reported company metrics.
- Reported $6 million ARR over eight months and net revenue retention above 120% on August 19, 2026.
- Held board-observer roles at Bounce, Policybazaar and Lenskart, according to his professional biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On August 19, reported $6 million ARR over eight months and 120%+ NRR; described lessons after 45 days of meetings with 70+ late-stage founders and investors.
- **2026-07** — On July 10, described a billboard campaign built around mapped customer and prospect clusters outside major US technology hubs.
- **2026-02** — On February 26, announced $9 million seed funding, general availability of the AI search product and $1.5 million ARR achieved in 90 days.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nayrhit/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/NayrhitB

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Last updated: 2026-10-23