# Sravanth Aluru

> Sravanth Aluru is the co-founder and CEO of Avataar, a generative AI company building spatial storytelling and 3D visualization tools for enterprises and e-commerce. An IIT Bombay engineer and Wharton MBA, he moved from a program manager role at Microsoft to technology investment banking on Wall Street before founding Avataar in 2014. He holds more than 10 US patents across AI, computer vision, and mobile data transmission, and has raised over $55 million from investors including Tiger Global, Peak XV (Sequoia Capital India). Under his leadership Avataar has shifted from interactive 3D product experiences toward AI-generated product video, serving customers such as HP, Victoria's Secret, Lowe's, Samsung, and Sleep Number.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Avataar
- **Organizations:** Avataar, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Engineering, IIT Bombay, MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Lead inventor on 10+ US patents across AI, computer vision, and mobile wireless data transmission optimization, Founded and scaled Avataar to ~180 people across Silicon Valley and Bengaluru, Raised over $55 million from investors including Tiger Global and Peak XV (Sequoia Capital India)

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Program Manager at Microsoft, first exposure to AI and computer vision
- **2010s** — Technology investment banker on Wall Street; Head of Technology for Internet & Digital in Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank, advising on $100B+ of tech transactions
- **2014** — Founded Avataar to combine self-learning AI with computer vision
- **2019** — A/B test showed interactive 3D drove 3x more sales vs 2D images
- **2022** — Raised $45M Series B led by Tiger Global with Sequoia Capital; spoke at AWE USA 2022
- **2025** — Launched Velocity, an AI tool that auto-generates product videos from product links

## Achievements

- Lead inventor on 10+ US patents across AI, computer vision, and mobile wireless data transmission optimization
- Founded and scaled Avataar to ~180 people across Silicon Valley and Bengaluru
- Raised over $55 million from investors including Tiger Global and Peak XV (Sequoia Capital India)
- Built AI products used by HP, Victoria's Secret, Lowe's, Samsung, Newegg, TVS, and Bajaj
- Drove measurable conversion outcomes for customers (e.g., 6.7% lift at Sleep Number)

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Avataar released Velocity, a tool that automatically generates product videos from product links, competing with Amazon and Google's e-commerce AI video tools.
- **2025-01** — Aluru highlighted the Varya platform's speed and cost gains, noting a 211-second video can be generated for roughly 100 rupees.

## Links

- Website: https://avataar.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sravanth/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alurusravanth

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