# Rukesh Reddy

> Rukesh Reddy is the Founder and CEO of Deccan AI, a Mountain View-based AI data and post-training company that raised a $25M Series A in March 2026 led by A91 Partners with participation from Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures. Built as a 'born GenAI' company in October 2024, Deccan AI serves frontier AI labs and major tech companies - including Google DeepMind and Snowflake - with high-precision training datasets, reinforcement learning environments, and enterprise evaluation suites. Reddy brings over 15 years of experience spanning finance, strategy consulting, and digital transformation at firms including J.P. Morgan, Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte), and Citi, where he led CX and digital transformation for the global retail bank.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Deccan AI
- **Organizations:** Deccan AI, Soul AI
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Undergraduate (Engineering), IIT Bombay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), MBA, IIM Ahmedabad (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)
- **Known for:** Founded Deccan AI in October 2024 and scaled it to a double-digit million-dollar revenue run rate within 18 months, Raised $25M Series A in March 2026 led by A91 Partners with Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures, Built a contributor network of 1+ million experts, predominantly India-based, with 5,000-10,000 active per month

## Career timeline

- **2007-2009** — MBA at IIM Ahmedabad
- **2009-2010** — Credit Derivatives Trader at J.P. Morgan
- **2010-2015** — Engagement Manager at Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte)
- **2015-2017** — Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Global Retail Bank at Citi
- **2017-2021** — Director, US Head of CX Transformation / Digital Transformation at Citi
- **2022-2023** — Head of Growth, Digital Wealth Business at 360 ONE Wealth
- **2023-present** — Founder of Soul AI (co-founded with Vishwas Choudhary; RLHF and custom AI solutions)
- **2024-present** — Founder and CEO of Deccan AI (founded October 2024, headquartered in Mountain View, CA)
- **2026-03** — Deccan AI raises $25M Series A led by A91 Partners, with Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures

## Achievements

- Founded Deccan AI in October 2024 and scaled it to a double-digit million-dollar revenue run rate within 18 months
- Raised $25M Series A in March 2026 led by A91 Partners with Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures
- Built a contributor network of 1+ million experts, predominantly India-based, with 5,000-10,000 active per month
- Secured Google DeepMind, Snowflake, and the majority of Magnificent 7 tech companies as customers
- Achieved 10x year-over-year growth at Deccan AI
- Launched STARK RL Environments and Helix Evals for enterprise-grade AI post-training
- IIT Bombay undergraduate; IIM Ahmedabad MBA (Class of 2009)
- Led US digital transformation at Citi's global retail bank

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Deccan AI raises $25M Series A led by A91 Partners, with Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures participating.
- **2026-03** — TechCrunch covers Deccan AI's funding and India-based workforce strategy as a differentiator in the AI training data market.
- **2025** — Deccan AI achieves 10x year-over-year growth, reaching a double-digit million-dollar revenue run rate with ~125 employees.
- **2024-10** — Rukesh Reddy founds Deccan AI in Mountain View, California, positioning it as a 'born GenAI' post-training data company.

## Links

- Website: https://deccan.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rukeshreddy
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rukeshr

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