# Ranjan Kumar

> Ranjan Kumar is a Bengaluru-based technology entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Entropik, a Human Insights AI company he started in 2016 to reinvent the century-old market research industry. An IIT Kharagpur graduate who once headed business at Citrus Payment Solutions before its acquisition by PayU, he built Entropik around Emotion AI - facial coding, eye tracking and voice analysis - to read the subconscious signals behind consumer decisions. He is now building his next venture, DecisionX AI, and describes himself as a three-time founder.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at DecisionX AI (Founder & CEO, Entropik)
- **Organizations:** DecisionX AI, Entropik Technologies, Citrus Payment Solutions, Redcastle, Oyeparty.com
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Entropik, a Human Insights AI company operating across 120 countries, Built proprietary Emotion AI technologies: facial coding, eye tracking and voice AI, Secured 17 approved global patents in multi-modal Emotion AI

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — B.Tech at IIT Kharagpur; researched emotion tech and cognitive science as a college project
- **2008-2015** — Early career roles including business development; headed business at Citrus Payment Solutions until its acquisition by PayU
- **2016** — Co-founded Entropik Technologies in Bengaluru, focused on Emotion AI for consumer research
- **2023** — Entropik raised a $25M round; launched Decode and Qatalyst platforms
- **2026** — Building DecisionX AI, his next venture, as a self-described three-time founder

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Entropik, a Human Insights AI company operating across 120 countries
- Built proprietary Emotion AI technologies: facial coding, eye tracking and voice AI
- Secured 17 approved global patents in multi-modal Emotion AI
- Raised roughly $35M total for Entropik, including a $25M round in February 2023
- Serves major enterprise clients including P&G, Nestle, ICICI and JP Morgan
- Launched Decode (consumer research) and Qatalyst (user research) platforms
- Grew a team of around 250 people and reached ~$8M ARR on a SaaS model

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Listed as Founder & CEO of DecisionX AI, based in Bengaluru, and describing himself as a 3X founder.
- **2023-02** — Entropik closed a $25M funding round and expanded its Decode and Qatalyst platforms.

## Links

- Website: https://www.entropik.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjan-kr/

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Last updated: 2026-07-31