# Sourabh Gupta

> Sourabh Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Skit.ai, the New York-headquartered voice AI company he started in 2016 with Akshay Deshraj as Vernacular.ai, straight out of IIT Roorkee. Skit builds an augmented voice intelligence platform used by contact centers and collections teams, and has raised roughly $30M across rounds including a $23M Series B led by WestBridge Capital in 2021. Gupta was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2021).

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Skit.ai
- **Organizations:** Skit.ai, Vernacular.ai, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2021), Entrepreneur India Tech 25 Class of 2021, Gartner Cool Vendor (2021)

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Graduated from IIT Roorkee and co-founded Vernacular.ai with Akshay Deshraj
- **2017** — Vernacular.ai launched publicly with a multilingual voicebot for Indian enterprises
- **2020** — Vernacular.ai joined the World Economic Forum's Global Innovators community
- **2021** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia; raised $23M Series B led by WestBridge Capital
- **2022** — Company rebranded from Vernacular.ai to Skit.ai; named CCW Disruptive Technology of the Year
- **2022-2023** — Relocated to New York to lead U.S. expansion, focusing on accounts receivable and collections
- **2024-2026** — Continued scaling Skit.ai's Augmented Voice Intelligence Platform across auto finance, healthcare RCM, insurance, and BHPH verticals

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2021)
- Entrepreneur India Tech 25 Class of 2021
- Gartner Cool Vendor (2021)
- CCW Excellence Awards - Disruptive Technology of the Year (2022)
- Selected for the World Economic Forum's Global Innovators community (2020)
- Raised ~$30M across rounds; $23M Series B in 2021
- Scaled Skit.ai to 210+ employees serving 60+ enterprise customers

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Company rebranded from Vernacular.ai to Skit.ai
- **2021-05** — Closed $23M Series B led by WestBridge Capital
- **2024-01** — Continued expansion into U.S. collections vertical with focus on auto finance, BHPH, healthcare RCM

## Links

- Website: https://skit.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourabhsg/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sourabhsg
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhvnSsRvjyI
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/VernacularAI/

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