Leadership
Meet the team that’s building Emotion Ai for the world
The Founding Team
Ritu Soni Srivastava
Co-founder & CEO
Ritu is a seasoned entrepreneur, focused on her current startup TheLightbulb.Ai, a full-stack Emotion Ai platform for digital interactions that has scanned more than 8 million faces for emotion analysis. She has held pivotal profiles across deep-tech, health-tech, telecom and media companies over the last 20 years. Her cross-industries experience gives her a unique edge in understanding consumer trends and insights across verticals.
Vishal Soni
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Vishal Soni is an accomplished entrepreneur who has experienced success with a previous venture. Throughout his career, Vishal has gained invaluable experience in the digital and automated banking sector. He has collaborated with renowned banks like HDFC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, ABN Amro Bank, RBS Coutts, RBS Retail, and DCB Bank, assuming various sales and product roles.
Vishal’s unwavering enthusiasm lies in driving change through technology and placing a seamless and intuitive customer experience at the forefront of his initiatives. He is dedicated to delivering products and processes that are convenient, secure, and cost-effective for his organization.
Yogesh Sachdeva
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
Yogesh is a highly accomplished technology professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years. He possesses a deep understanding of building technology-based applications and has consistently demonstrated his expertise in various industries, including IT, Telecom, and Digital Health.
Yogesh has held leadership positions and acquired extensive operational experience in his career journey. With his comprehensive technical knowledge and strategic mindset, Yogesh is at the forefront of technological advancements within thelightbulb.ai. He is dedicated to harnessing cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative solutions that meet the unique demands of the market.
Advisory Board
Atin Sharma
Building media & technology companies
Ravi Shankar
Board Member, HR and
HR tech advisor
Steve Ardire
Ai Startup Advisor ‘force multiplier’
Investors
Chiratae Ventures India Advisors is a leading India-focused technology venture capital fund. The funds advised by Chiratae Ventures India Advisors collectively have over $700 M under mgmt and 80+ companies across Consumer Media & Tech, Cloud/Software, Health-tech and Fin-tech.
9Unicorns – is India’s First Accelerator VC. The fund will operate uniquely as an accelerator & invest in very early-stage startups. It aims to disrupt idea stage funding in India by providing initial capital of $100K with further committed capital for deserving portfolio companies. The accelerator VC will fund 100+ early-stage startups in 3 years.
Anthilll Ventures is an investment and scaling platform for early growth stage startups that want to scale with speed in Indian markets. Our thesis revolves around finding right partners globally among funds, family offices and accelerators and then co-investing along with them in highly scalable business ideas that have growth opportunities in Asia. In addition to our investment, we provide services that can scale the startups towards series A within 12 months.
