AI BuildLab
AI BuildLabISB · 2026
※ The Guild

Faculty, mentors, jury, partners.

The people and institutions backing AI BuildLab 2026. Names land here as they confirm.

※ Evaluators

Evaluators

Faculty Evaluation Pool. Pod Evaluation Round, Week 5.

Portrait of Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju
Faculty

Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju

Faculty Evaluator

ISB

Portrait of Prof. Vishal Karungulam
Faculty

Prof. Vishal Karungulam

Faculty Evaluator

ISB

Portrait of Prof. Ramabhadran Thirumalai
Faculty

Prof. Ramabhadran Thirumalai

Faculty Evaluator

ISB

※ Mentors

Mentors

Faculty mentors. 1:1 mentorship across pods through Weeks 4 to 5.

Portrait of Prof. Sudhir Voleti
Mentor

Prof. Sudhir Voleti

Faculty Mentor

ISB

Portrait of Prof. Sumeet Kumar
Mentor

Prof. Sumeet Kumar

Faculty Mentor

ISB

Portrait of Prof. Sarang Deo
Mentor

Prof. Sarang Deo

Faculty Mentor

ISB

Portrait of Prof. Gurvinder Sandhu
Mentor

Prof. Gurvinder Sandhu

Faculty Mentor

ISB

※ Industry Veterans

Industry Veterans

Operators stress-testing ventures across tracks.

Portrait of Jayendra Vadrevu
Industry Veteran

Jayendra Vadrevu

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Bharani Kumar Depuru
Industry Veteran

Bharani Kumar Depuru

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Gangadhararao Siva Boppana
Industry Veteran

Gangadhararao Siva Boppana

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Suryanarayana Ambatipudi
Industry Veteran

Suryanarayana Ambatipudi

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Dr. Nita Sachan
Industry Veteran

Dr. Nita Sachan

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Sowmya Nuttaki
Industry Veteran

Sowmya Nuttaki

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

RP
Industry Veteran

Rajan Prakash

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

Portrait of Rama Vempati
Industry Veteran

Rama Vempati

Industry Veteran

IIDS Network

※ Jury / Evaluators

Jury / Evaluators

Grand Finale judges. VCs, founders, IAS.

Portrait of Devesh Chandra Srivastava
Jury

Devesh Chandra Srivastava

Special Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, New Delhi

Portrait of Sudeepta Veerapaneni
Jury

Sudeepta Veerapaneni

Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte South Asia

Portrait of Vasisht S Ravichandran
Jury

Vasisht S Ravichandran

Chief Operating Officer, POP

Portrait of Rahul Paith
Jury

Rahul Paith

Chief Operating Officer, Global HealthX

Portrait of Vijay SP
Jury

Vijay SP

Co-Founder & CEO, Tarento

Portrait of Syed Adil
Jury

Syed Adil

India Growth Head, Replit

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※ Sponsors & Partners

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POP UPI
POP UPI
Headline Sponsor
ISB Institute of Data Science
ISB Institute of Data Science
Academic Partner
PGP PRO
PGP PRO
Programme Partner
TiE Delhi-NCR
TiE Delhi-NCR
Ecosystem Partner
Tarento
Tarento
Technology Partner
ISB I-Venture
ISB I-Venture
Incubator Partner