# Prashant Warier

> Prashant Warier is the co-founder and CEO of Qure.ai. Raised in Bhilai and based in Mumbai, he studied manufacturing science and engineering at IIT Delhi and completed graduate study at Georgia Tech. His career spans trucking optimization, retail pricing at SAP, the advertising startup Imagna Analytics and a chief data scientist role at Fractal. He co-founded Qure.ai in 2016 and has developed an international business rooted in applied AI research.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Qure.ai
- **Organizations:** Qure.ai, Fractal Analytics, Imagna Analytics, SAP, ORTEC
- **From:** Bhilai, India
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, MS, Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering; thesis on regional less-than-truckload carriers, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built Imagna Analytics and sold it to Fractal in 2015., Co-founded Qure.ai in 2016., Recipient of a Forbes India Leadership Award in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Entered IIT Delhi.
- **2001** — Moved to the United States to study at Georgia Tech.
- **2007** — Completed doctoral thesis, Dynamic Decision Support for Regional LTL Carriers; worked at SAP on retail pricing.
- **2011** — Returned to India and joined Fractal Analytics.
- **2012** — Founded advertising technology company Imagna Analytics.
- **2015** — Fractal acquired Imagna; Warier became chief data scientist.
- **2016** — Co-founded Qure.ai, initially incubated within Fractal.
- **2024** — Qure.ai announced a $65 million Series D led by Lightspeed and 360 ONE Asset.
- **2026** — Hosting the Early Signs podcast alongside his CEO role.

## Achievements

- Built Imagna Analytics and sold it to Fractal in 2015.
- Co-founded Qure.ai in 2016.
- Recipient of a Forbes India Leadership Award in 2021.
- Speaker biographies report more than 30 patents.
- Qure.ai raised $65 million in its September 2024 Series D.
- Qure.ai appeared in TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025, as recorded in its FY2024–25 report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An Early Signs podcast episode published August 21 features Warier hosting Sunil Verma.
- **2026-06** — Featured as Qure.ai co-founder and CEO in MIT Sloan Management Review India on June 3.
- **2025-05** — Appeared as a speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
- **2024-09** — Announced Qure.ai’s $65 million Series D and plans for further geographic expansion and AI research investment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.qure.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pwarier/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pwarier
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warierprashant/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22