# Pramod Sharma

> Pramod Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Napkin AI, a generative-AI platform that converts plain text into editable business visuals - diagrams, flowcharts, infographics, and charts - in seconds. A farmer's son from Rajasthan who cracked IIT Delhi on self-study, he went on to earn a Master's from Stanford, architect Google Books' scanning machines, and then co-found Osmo, the award-winning educational-gaming company sold to Byju's for $120 million in 2019. In 2021 he and co-founder Jerome Scholler turned their frustration with corporate slide decks into Napkin AI, which emerged from stealth in August 2024 with $10 million in seed funding from Accel and CRV.

- **Role:** Founder CEO at Napkin AI
- **Organizations:** Napkin AI, Osmo, Google, NVIDIA, Byju's
- **From:** Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.Tech., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Master of Science, Computer Science, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Osmo, which was acquired by Byju's for $120 million in 2019, Raised $10 million seed round for Napkin AI from Accel and CRV (August 2024), Architect of Google Books' physical book-scanning machines (hardware + computer vision)

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from IIT Delhi with B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
- **1997-2002** — Internship at Tokyo startup (stayed 1.5 years), then early career roles including Gentech Corp (Software Engineer, 2001-2002)
- **2002-2003** — MS in Computer Science at Stanford University
- **2004-2005** — Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA
- **2005** — Joined Google as engineer; worked on Google Books - designed book-scanning machines including hardware and computer vision
- **2010-2013** — Promoted to Group Product Manager at Google (Search, Gmail, Distributed Computing)
- **2013** — Co-founded Osmo with Jerome Scholler - a computer-vision educational gaming company combining tablet apps with physical toys
- **2019** — Osmo acquired by Byju's for $120 million, recognized by TIME Magazine and Fast Company
- **2019-2020** — Served as President, Products at Byju's
- **2021** — Co-founded Napkin AI with Jerome Scholler, building a visual AI platform for business storytelling
- **2024-08** — Napkin AI emerged from stealth with $10 million seed round led by Accel and CRV

## Achievements

- Co-founded Osmo, which was acquired by Byju's for $120 million in 2019
- Raised $10 million seed round for Napkin AI from Accel and CRV (August 2024)
- Architect of Google Books' physical book-scanning machines (hardware + computer vision)
- Group Product Manager at Google for Search, Gmail, and Distributed Computing
- Osmo recognized by TIME Magazine as one of its top innovations and by Fast Company
- Built Napkin AI into a product used by marketers, engineers, content creators, and business professionals worldwide
- Cracked IIT entrance exam without coaching, entirely through self-study
- Earned Stanford MS in Computer Science after undergraduate studies in India

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Napkin AI launched from stealth with $10 million seed funding from Accel and CRV
- **2024-08** — Napkin AI's core product went public: a web platform that converts text paragraphs into editable diagrams, flowcharts, infographics, and charts via generative AI
- **2025-02** — Napkin AI introduced a 'design agency of AI agents' evolution of the platform, expanding automation capabilities
- **2026-05** — Napkin AI team has grown to approximately 22 employees across US, France, and India

## Links

- Website: https://napkin.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pramodpk

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Last updated: 2026-05-06