Our team
Neeraj Bansal
With 25 years of experience, I’ve built and exited multiple successful companies as a serial entrepreneur. My journey began at Carnegie Mellon, working with Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon on AI and machine learning for economic graph interpretation.
As co-founder and CEO of Recruitment.AI, I lead the transformation of recruitment and workplace culture with our AI-driven platform, ensuring unbiased and comprehensive candidate evaluations to attract top talent.
In 2010, I launched Siminars, an EdTech startup that pioneered SAAS-based online schools for authors and influencers. Over a decade, I grew Siminars from a bootstrapped startup to a profitable entity, expanding social media presence and online course offerings.
In 2006, I founded Phire, an early peer-to-peer SMS payment service, securing seed investment and leading to its acquisition by Rev/NetSpend. I then helped launch their products internationally in India, Romania, and Mexico.
In Health/InsureTech, I led product marketing and business development for Caregain, a pioneer in HSA-based health plans, resulting in its acquisition by Fiserv in 2005.
In Media/Ad Tech, I directed strategy for Fragment Media Group, managing SEO, affiliate programs, influencer marketing, and monetization for high-traffic platforms.
I also co-founded Arctive Media, a digital marketing firm specializing in B2B ABM for enterprise SAAS and Fortune 500 companies, with clients like Siemens and Supplyframe. Additionally, I was part of the founding team at Neuvis, a NoCode web application platform, which raised over $70MM and was acquired by IBM in 2001.
John Biggs
John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times.
He has written nine books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
He runs the Keep Going podcast, a podcast about failure. His goal is to share how even the most confident and successful people had to face adversity.
Aramis VanSandt, MPAS
Aramis is an accomplished leader and mentor known for his adept management skills and commitment to fostering talent. With academic degrees and certifications in business and healthcare combined with senior management experience in the diverse fields of healthcare, banking and information technology, he seamlessly blends his expertise to adapt to a variety of business settings. His career includes the role of chief operating officer, senior executive positions in customer success and operations, and physician assistant. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Robin Healthcare, Vice President of Operations at Audigy Medical, Senior Physician Assistant at Alliance ENT & Hearing Center, and IT Director at Zombie Studios.
Aramis’s leadership philosophy is anchored in the belief that a thriving organizational culture is the cornerstone of success, underpinned by effective communication, unwavering commitment, and sustainable growth. He is a staunch advocate for mentorship, actively guiding and empowering individuals to realize their full potential. He believes in taking proactive action, embracing failure as a catalyst for innovation, and challenging the status quo to affect positive change.
Piyush Verma
Piyush Verma has around two decades of experience working with Software startups. For the last decade, Piyush has primarily focused on Dev tools and Big Data SaaS entrepreneurship. Most recently, he served as the founder and CPTO at Last9.io, the makers of billion cardinality time series data warehouse.
Outside of his professional life, Piyush has a passion for languages and cultures, speaking seven languages and having lived in seven countries across four continents. He is also an ultra runner, having run approximately 8,500 kilometers over the past ten years.
Co-CESO (Chief Emotional Support Officers)
Obi
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