# Soumik Ukil

> Soumik Ukil is the Bengaluru-based co-founder and CEO of LightMetrics, founded in 2015 by six former Nokia Research colleagues. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and previously worked at TeraRecon and Nokia. LightMetrics develops RideView, a hardware-agnostic video telematics platform distributed through telematics service providers and vehicle manufacturers. His public writing focuses on practical AI, driver context, engineering reliability and the people building the company.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at LightMetrics
- **Organizations:** LightMetrics, Nokia Research Center, Nokia, TeraRecon
- **Education:** Ph.D., University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- **Known for:** Co-founded LightMetrics in 2015 with five former Nokia colleagues., Led LightMetrics when it announced an $8.5 million Series A in April 2023., Reported 22 telematics partners, about 2,500 fleet operators and more than 50,000 commercial vehicles using the platform in April 2023.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked at TeraRecon before Nokia; employment is corroborated by his Wellfound profile.
- **—** — Worked in computer vision and imaging at Nokia Research before founding LightMetrics.
- **2015** — Co-founded LightMetrics with Ravi Shenoy, Mithun Uliyar, Gururaj Putraya, Pushkar Patwardhan and Krishna A. G.
- **2017** — LightMetrics launched RideCam in the United States with road-facing edge AI.
- **2018** — Published Go Deep, young man, arguing for choosing AI methods around customer problems.
- **2021** — LightMetrics launched RideView 2.0 supporting multiple camera hardware options.
- **2023** — LightMetrics announced an $8.5 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital India.
- **2025** — Returned to IIT Kharagpur with colleagues for the SUPPLYMACY entrepreneurship challenge.
- **2026** — Marked LightMetrics’ eleventh anniversary on February 10 and published further essays on useful AI and fleet operations.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LightMetrics in 2015 with five former Nokia colleagues.
- Led LightMetrics when it announced an $8.5 million Series A in April 2023.
- Reported 22 telematics partners, about 2,500 fleet operators and more than 50,000 commercial vehicles using the platform in April 2023.
- LightMetrics reported more than 130,000 equipped vehicles globally in a May 2025 interview; this is a historical company figure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a LightMetrics blog about telematics providers preparing for British Columbia dashcam requirements; this records the subject of his article, not an independent legal assessment.
- **2026-07** — Authored a Hindustan Times opinion article on driver protection and video telematics.
- **2026-06** — Published an Express Computer guest article on interpreting fleet video and prioritizing useful alerts.
- **2026-05** — Published Crossing the AI chasm - from flashy demos to true fleet utility.
- **2026-02** — Marked LightMetrics’ eleventh anniversary and joined FreshBus CTO Saikiran Panuganti for a Future Fleets Forum case study.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lightmetrics.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumik01/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24