Pranav Ahuja

Pranav Ahuja has a diverse work experience background, starting with their role as a Trainee at Cadence Design Systems in 2010. Pranav then went on to co-found their first startup, Quizonation, where they successfully garnered over 5000 signups for their Facebook app Qpoker. In 2011, Pranav joined IEEE VIT as the General Secretary, where they founded and organized the IEEE Programmers League, which now continues as the premier event of the organization to this day.

In 2012, Pranav took on multiple roles simultaneously, serving as the Marketing Manager at KLEWARD™ where they built the e-commerce business for Chhabra555, one of India's leading ethnic wear brands. Pranav also worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Cadence Design Systems, where they developed a solution called QoR Diff Solution that allowed developers to understand the impact of their changes in real-time. Additionally, Pranav served as the Product & Marketing Lead at MGHworld (previously MyGuestHouse), where they built a SaaS solution for the hospitality industry and won the most innovative product award at the TTF travel conference in 2013 and 2014.

In 2015, Pranav founded Xeno, a platform that helps retailers understand and engage with their customers by sending targeted campaigns. Xeno has enabled over 100 large brands and has been instrumental in improving customer communication for companies like Dunkin Donuts, Taco Bell, and Gap.

Pranav Ahuja completed their Btech. in Computer Science Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, where they studied from 2008 to 2012. Prior to that, they completed their CBSE 12th from Modern School between 1995 and 2008, with a focus on PCM+Computers. Additionally, they obtained certifications in Human-Computer Interaction and Gamification from Coursera in November 2012 and October 2012, respectively.