$ whoami jasminder.singh.gulati — gurgaon, india $ cat credentials.log AI major, University of Bombay [1994] Co-Founder & CEO, NowFloats → acquired Reliance Jio [$20M+] iSPIRT Founding Member · Citizen Stack at UN Mentor @ INSEAD AI Venture Lab · Harvard Business School · Google · NVIDIA · Antler Speeches for Bill Gates · Hosted Yann LeCunn [Meta Chief Scientist] Selected: Microsoft 25 Years from across the world STATUS: RUNNING TO STAND STILL ■
AI Major 1994 · Citizen Stack at UN · Gurgaon, India

JASMINDER
SINGH
GULATI

AI major since 1994. Co-Founder & CEO of NowFloats — acquired by Reliance Jio. Citizen Stack Founder at the United Nations. Mentor at INSEAD AI Venture Lab with Harvard Business School, Google, NVIDIA & Antler. Investor at Full Stack Capital.

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AI Major 1994 NowFloats → Reliance Jio Citizen Stack @ UN iSPIRT Founding Member Speeches for Bill Gates Hosted Yann LeCunn INSEAD AI Venture Lab Mentor Microsoft 25 Years Global Select BizSpark Top 10 of 12,000 TechCrunch · Mint · Fortune 500 Startup India Speaker 130,000+ Businesses Online Full Stack Capital Kolam Studio Cherrapunji Gin Digital Desh 10 Years
AI Major 1994 NowFloats → Reliance Jio Citizen Stack @ UN iSPIRT Founding Member Speeches for Bill Gates Hosted Yann LeCunn INSEAD AI Venture Lab Mentor Microsoft 25 Years Global Select BizSpark Top 10 of 12,000 TechCrunch · Mint · Fortune 500 Startup India Speaker 130,000+ Businesses Online Full Stack Capital Kolam Studio Cherrapunji Gin Digital Desh 10 Years

Not just an AI pioneer.
An extraordinary
one — since 1994.

28+Years in Tech
130K+Businesses Online
$20M+NowFloats Exit
1994AI Major, Univ. of Bombay

Jasminder — known as "Jas" — graduated with a Computer Science degree (AI major) from the University of Bombay in 1994, when neural networks were still a research curiosity. He has been building with AI for over three decades.

As Co-Founder and CEO of NowFloats, he brought 130,000+ Indian small businesses online through three SMS messages — one of India's landmark digital inclusion stories. Reliance Industries acquired NowFloats in a deal covered by TechCrunch, Mint (Fortune 500 list), and the Times of India.

He is a Founding Member of iSPIRT and a Founder Member of Citizen Stack — which he has represented at the United Nations in New York, MIT, and Harvard. He mentors at the INSEAD AI Venture Lab with Harvard Business School, Google, NVIDIA, and Antler. He has written speeches for Bill Gates and hosted Yann LeCunn, Meta's Chief Scientist.

Today he invests via Full Stack Capital, builds new companies at Kolam Studio, and works closely with the Government of India on digital policy and technology infrastructure.

Memberships & Fellowships
Citizen Stack @ UN
Founder Member · United Nations, NY
iSPIRT
Founding Member
Microsoft BizSpark
Top 10 of 12,000 applications
Microsoft 25 Years
Selected from across the world
Reliance Ultimate Pitch
Jury · Fortune #1 India / #86 Globally
100x VC
Jury & Mentor
Innovation Mission Punjab
Mentor & Jury
2020 — Present
Investor · Builder · Mentor · Advisor
Full Stack Capital · Kolam Studio · Cherrapunji Gin · Citizen Stack
Investing early-stage via Full Stack Capital; building new ventures at Kolam Studio; promoting Cherrapunji Gin; representing Citizen Stack at the UN, MIT, and Harvard. Active mentor at the INSEAD AI Venture Lab with Harvard Business School, Google, NVIDIA, and Antler. Jury at the Reliance Ultimate Pitch (Fortune #1 India), 100x VC, NASSCOM Emerge 50, and TiE India Internet Day. Advisor to the Government of India and IT Ministry (STPI).
✦ Citizen Stack @ United Nations, NY
2012 — 2020
Co-Founder & CEO
NowFloats Technologies — Acquired by Reliance Jio
Built NowFloats from zero — a platform letting Indian SMBs get a live website via three SMS messages. 130,000+ customers across India. Raised from Blume Ventures (India's #1 early stage VC), Mumbai Angels, and others. Acquired by Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (Jio) — covered by TechCrunch, Mint (Fortune 500), Times of India, and Economic Times. Selected for Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator (top 10 of 12,000 applications) and Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, Bangalore.
✦ TechCrunch · Mint Fortune 500 · Times of India
~2010 — 2012
VP & Head of Global Delivery
Broadcom Inc (formerly CA Technologies)
Led global delivery operations, establishing and scaling high-performance engineering organisations across geographies. Left to co-found NowFloats.
~1999 — 2010
Multiple Leadership Roles · 12 Years
Microsoft Global Services
Over a decade at Microsoft: Director – International Markets (EMEA & Asia), Director of Operations & Strategy (established Microsoft Global Services), Head of Enterprise Marketing for India, Business Manager for Asia Services. Recipient of multiple global recognitions including from the CEO. Selected for "Inside Out: The 25 Years of Microsoft" — a global cohort from across the world. Also wrote speeches for Bill Gates during this tenure.
✦ CEO Recognition · Microsoft 25 Years Global Select · Speeches for Bill Gates
1994 — ~1999
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Started career straight from his AI degree. Spent 3+ years building India's first global software product for the financial services industry. The foundation of everything that followed.
✦ Acquired — Reliance Jio · $20M+
NowFloats
India's digital inclusion platform — 130,000+ small businesses online via three SMS messages. Covered by TechCrunch, Mint (Fortune 500 list), Times of India, and Economic Times. Raised from Blume Ventures, India's #1 early-stage VC. Won Microsoft BizSpark Challenge 2012.
Co-Founder & CEO · 2012–2020 · Acquired by Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (Jio)
● Active — Investing
Full Stack Capital
Early-stage venture capital for the next generation of Indian technology founders. Hands-on support from an operator-turned-investor who has been in the trenches — not just a cheque, but a partner with scars.
Investor & Partner · fullstackcap.vc
● Active — Building
Kolam Studio
A venture studio where new technology companies are incubated from scratch. Jas directly involved from day one — shaping raw ideas into real, fundable businesses with a founder's eye.
Founder · @thekolamstudio
● Active — Pouring
Cherrapunji Gin
A premium craft gin named after the wettest place on Earth. Proof that a technologist's curiosity never stops at the boundaries of software — or good taste.
Promoter · @cherrapunjigin
◎ 10 Years Running
Digital Desh
A 10-year chronicle of how small businesses across India are embracing the internet. Launched reports with Amitabh Kant (G20 Sherpa, ex-Niti Aayog), covered by leading Indian media. Nine editions and counting.
Founder · @DigitalDesh · 10+ reports
◎ Advisory & Policy
Citizen Stack & Govt of India
Representing Citizen Stack at the United Nations in New York, MIT, and Harvard. Working with the Government of India and STPI on digital public infrastructure — translating frontier technology into systems that serve citizens at scale.
Founder Member · UN · MIT · Harvard · Govt of India
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Artificial Intelligence

AI major since 1994 — three decades before it was a boardroom buzzword. From neural networks to LLMs, Jas has been building, deploying, and writing about intelligent systems longer than most practitioners have been alive. Currently authoring an SLM research paper.

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Founding & Venture Building

Zero-to-acquisition founder experience with NowFloats — from idea to 130,000 customers to a TechCrunch-covered exit. Now building the next generation through Full Stack Capital and Kolam Studio. Jury at Reliance's Ultimate Pitch (Fortune #1 India), 100x VC, NASSCOM Emerge 50.

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Enterprise & Global Delivery

12 years at Microsoft in roles spanning sales, marketing, professional services, and global delivery. VP at Broadcom/CA Technologies. Recipient of CEO-level recognitions at Microsoft. Selected for "Inside Out: 25 Years of Microsoft" — a global cohort.

MicrosoftArchitectureGlobal Delivery
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Digital Public Infrastructure

Founding Member of Citizen Stack — representing India's digital public infrastructure agenda at the UN, MIT, Harvard, and in conversations with the Government of India. Working with STPI, iSPIRT, and Niti Aayog-adjacent institutions on India Stack's global expansion.

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Mentorship at Elite Institutions

Mentor at the INSEAD AI Venture Lab with Harvard Business School, Google, NVIDIA, and Antler. Mentor & Jury at Jio Gen Next, Innovation Mission Punjab, and 100x VC. Regular speaker at Startup India (with TiE & Google), iSPIRT, NASSCOM, and B-HUB.

INSEADHBSGoogleNVIDIA
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Storytelling & Influence

TEDx speaker. NASSCOM keynote. AngleList podcast. Published on YourStory, Medium, and Substack. Known for the rare ability to translate complex technology into stories that move people — a skill honed writing speeches for Bill Gates and hosting Meta's Chief Scientist Yann LeCunn.

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Exit Coverage
Reliance acquires NowFloats for $20M
TechCrunch · 2019
Exit Coverage
Reliance snaps up NowFloats for Rs. 142 Cr
Times of India · Business Standard · Mint
Innovation List
InTech50: Innovative Companies That Made the Cut
Mint · Fortune 500 Company List
Profile
Gulati writes speeches for Bill Gates
YourStory
Award
NowFloats wins Microsoft BizSpark Challenge 2012
Fast Company · Medianama · Tech in Asia
Microsoft Legacy
Inside Out: The 25 Years of Microsoft — Global Selection
Microsoft
Startup Accelerator
Microsoft Ventures BizSpark Accelerator — Top 10 of 12,000
Fast Company
Venture Backing
NowFloats raises first round from Blume Ventures
Economic Times · India's #1 Early Stage VC
Digital Inclusion
How startup NowFloats is helping SMEs gain customers via web presence
Economic Times

"AI is too important a generational event to not jump in.
I've been jumping in since 1994
and the water's only getting warmer."

— Jasminder Singh Gulati · @GulatiSinghJ · Jul 2024

LET'S
BUILD
TOGETHER

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