We're on a mission to bring AI to everyone
We believe there’s an AI superhero in all of us. From business leaders to data scientists and everyone in between, our passion – and our Ikigai - is to educate, empower, and enable the next generation of AI experts.
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What drives us
Our core values
Our story
- MIT-based research, teaching, and authoring in the field of AI and data science
- Published research in Domain Agnostic Model learning
- Scalable compute with PubSub
- First product, Prexcell, released as a Google Sheets add-in for prediction
- Two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants awarded
- Ikigai launched as the first low code/no code generative AI platform built on Large Graphical Models
- aiMatch, aiCast, and aiPlan algorithms productized and launched
- First horizontal and vertical solutions released
- Ikigai delivers on its mission to bring AI education to all
Leadership team


Devavrat successfully combines academia and entrepreneurship. He is a professor and a director of Statistics and Data Science Center at MIT. He co-founded Celect, a predictive analytics platform for retailers, which he sold to Nike. Devavrat holds a Bachelor and PhD in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology and Stanford University, respectively.


Vinayak is a serial entrepreneur, recognized in Forbes 30 under 30 list. He co-founded Wellframe, an innovative healthcare company, which he sold to Healthhedge in 2021. Vinayak holds a Bachelor and Master of Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Doug brings exceptional leadership experience in scaling global sales organizations, with an impressive track record at CommerceIQ, Salsify, Elastic, and Salesforce. At CommerceIQ, he built and led the global sales team that secured partnerships with industry leaders. Doug enjoys ice hockey and spending quality time with his family.


Jehangir Amjad is the Head of AI Platform at Ikigai Labs and has been a Computer Science Lecturer at both Stanford and CSAIL at MIT, where he taught courses in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Jehangir joined Ikigai from Google, where he worked as a Software Engineer. He received his Ph.D. in Machine Learning from MIT and his BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.


Jae is a Berkeley-educated Software Engineer, leading the engineering team at Ikigai Labs. He is also studying system design and engineering management at MIT and distributed computing at Georgia Tech. He enjoys working with data warehouse/lakehouse, scalable distributed systems, and Kubernetes-related applications.


Florence brings almost 20 years of finance experience and has a strong track record of driving results. She has held various leadership roles and has scaled pre and post IPO companies including Automation Anywhere, Anaplan, and Juniper Networks. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a CPA.


Vivek serves as the Head of Product at Ikigai Labs, leading the vision and execution of the company’s AI-powered solutions. With over 15 years of experience in B2B SaaS, including leadership roles at Google, Adobe, and as a co-founder, Vivek excels in customer-centric innovation. He holds a B.E. in Computer Science, and is passionate about driving AI enabled and data-driven decision-making for transformative business growth.
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Robert brings over 30 years of technology operations experience spanning engineering design, professional services, and customer success. From early-stage companies to large enterprise corporations, his career spans both domestic and international operations. He has worked for firms such as Boeing Defense/Space & Security, General Motors, Vauxhall/Opel, HP European Operations, Cognizant, Conga, and Eightfold. He holds an Engineering BS degree.


Ranjit brings over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, inluding PreSales and Business Development. A former entrepreneur, he leverages his diverse expertise to help customers unlock value with Ikigai’s solutions. Ranjit is passionate about driving impactful outcomes and ensuring every customer is delighted with their experience of Ikigai.
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