# Sujay Suresh Kumar

> Sujay Suresh Kumar is the co-founder and co-CEO of Lilu, Inc., an engineer educated at Osmania University and the University of Pennsylvania. His experience includes circuit design for CERN’s ATLAS experiment, work on Reliance Jio’s 4G launch team, co-founding the Indian nonprofit Jyothi, and two years working with manufacturers in Shenzhen. He was recognised in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2022 and offers mentoring on product development and company building.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Co-CEO at Lilu, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Lilu, Inc., Jyothi, Reliance Jio Infocomm, University of Pennsylvania High Energy Physics Group
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Osmania University, Master of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Circuit design for CERN’s ATLAS experiment through Penn’s High Energy Physics Group., Worked on the Reliance Jio team involved in launching 4G in India., Spent two years in Shenzhen evaluating suppliers and working with manufacturers.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2013** — Studied electronics and communication engineering at Osmania University.
- **2013** — Public LinkedIn volunteer record dates his founding role at Jyothi to May 2013.
- **2014-2016** — Graduate study in electrical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
- **2016** — Co-founded Lilu with Adriana C. Vázquez Ortiz; Lilu received a Y Combinator Fellowship.
- **2020** — Public career record dates his Lilu chief operating officer role to May 2020.
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia; appeared on The CEO Talks on November 2.
- **2023** — Public career record dates his Lilu co-CEO role to January 2023.
- **2024** — Announced a September 12 DTC Live NYC panel appearance.

## Achievements

- Circuit design for CERN’s ATLAS experiment through Penn’s High Energy Physics Group.
- Worked on the Reliance Jio team involved in launching 4G in India.
- Spent two years in Shenzhen evaluating suppliers and working with manufacturers.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, 2022.
- Co-founded Lilu, whose support history includes a 2016 Y Combinator Fellowship, 2017 NSF National I-Corps, and NSF SBIR awards in 2021 and 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Announced a September 12 panel at DTC Live NYC on building a consumer business.
- **2024-11** — LinkedIn lists a certification in Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI.
- **2025-05** — A public career profile included in Lilu’s SEC filing lists him as co-founder and co-CEO; the role is dated January 2023.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wearlilu.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujaysuresh/

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