--- title: "About Humantic AI | Mission, Team, Investors" description: "Humantic AI's mission is to humanize the internet. Meet the team, investors and advisors behind the company that coined Buyer Intelligence." url: https://humantic.ai/about --- > Humantic AI's mission is to humanize the internet. Meet the team, investors and advisors behind the company that coined Buyer Intelligence. # The people and the story behind *Humantic AI* Meet the team behind the only GTM AI built for complex tech sales. - We coined “Buyer Intelligence” - Gartner Cool Vendor, AI-Led Sales 2024 - Used by teams at NextEra Energy, Mitel, Wipro and Sandler ## Our Mission To Humanize the Internet We believe that technology, especially AI, is headed in a direction bereft of human connection. However, people derive most happiness when they can really understand each other. It makes everything better in the office, better at home, and better in the world at large. That’s what keeps us working towards our lofty goal of humanizing every interaction on the internet. Humanization of selling is Chapter 1 of the Humantic AI book. ## What Is Buyer Intelligence, Anyway? Everything a sales team knows about a buyer: account, people, visitor and intent. [Read the full definition](https://humantic.ai/buyer-intelligence) Claims are easy, evidence is harder ## Meet the Team - ![Amarpreet Kalkat, Founder, CEO at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/amarpreet-new.png) ### Amarpreet Kalkat Founder, CEO Amarpreet, an AI buff, leads this team of talented people. He's a Kyokushin black belt and a big fan of limit-pushers. He's a sportsman sort, till messed with. - ![Kalpana Prasanna, Manager, Founder's Office at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/kalpana-new.png) ### Kalpana Prasanna Manager, Founder's Office Polyglot, bibliophile, high on life - that's how Kalpana's friends and family describe her. Colleagues say she adds life to every space she walks into. She agrees with us, with a sheepish, infectious grin. - ![Ashok Kumar G, GTM Strategist at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/ashokkumar-new.png) ### Ashok Kumar G GTM Strategist Ashok is a movie buff, poet and it is quite obvious that his passions include singing and acting. He has released his own independent music album and he runs a fun youtube channel with his friends. - ![Krishnam Malpani, Sr. Marketing Manager at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/krishnam.png) ### Krishnam Malpani Sr. Marketing Manager Three things Krish is passionate about: Food, Football, and Friends. Whether leading marketing events, his football team, or building strong connections, he brings warmth and energy to everything he does. He's the glue of Humantic AI's GTM team. - ![Rohith Veerajappa, Chief of Staff at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/rohith-new.png) ### Rohith Veerajappa Chief of Staff Ro brings product, entrepreneurial and mentoring experience to bridge vision and execution at Humantic. Naturally curious, he thrives on solving complex challenges and turning them into practical, actionable solutions. - ![Ayush Kumar, Backend Engineer at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/ayush-engineering-new.png) ### Ayush Kumar Backend Engineer Ayush solves problems joyfully, traveling through life as a lifelong learner. Known for wit and curiosity, he brings energy to every journey, whether in tech or adventure. - ![Naveen Kumar, Revenue Operations at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/naveen-new.png) ### Naveen Kumar Revenue Operations Naveen runs revenue operations out of Chennai. He builds the internal tooling the GTM team uses day to day, and he led a team of SDRs before moving into ops. Given the choice between doing something twice and automating it, he automates it. - ![Anirudh Kumar, Sr. Customer Success Manager at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/anirudh-new.png) ### Anirudh Kumar Sr. Customer Success Manager Ani builds CS infrastructure for scale while chasing productivity hacks. A problem-solver at work and adventurer outdoors, he brings energy, curiosity, and excitement to exploring people, places, and ideas. - ![Sahil Gupta, Software Engineer at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/sahil-new.png) ### Sahil Gupta Software Engineer Calm, composed, and a true techie at heart, Sahil is hands-on and patient, turning complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. - ![Ayush Kumar, Marketing Associate at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/ayush-marketing-new.png) ### Ayush Kumar Marketing Associate Curious and creative, Ayush (AK) is the go-to guy for experimenting, trying new things, and finding fresh ways to approach marketing. He brings a learner's mindset to campaigns, content, and research. Outside work, he's into sports, AI experiments, and a good book. - ![Dakshan Rajesh, Software Engineer Intern at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/dakshan-new.png) ### Dakshan Rajesh Software Engineer Intern Dakshan builds dashboards and automations that give users clarity and smooth journeys. Passionate about efficient, data-driven systems, he dreams of becoming an AI engineer. Loves F1 racing, music, and photography. - ![Vishal D, Software Engineer Intern at Humantic AI](https://media.humantic.ai/img/vishal-new.png) ### Vishal D Software Engineer Intern VD is trying to be a jack of all trades and mostly getting away with it. He sits across both customer success and engineering, and runs a creative community of his own outside work. He turned out to be exactly who the team was hoping for. [Talk to the team](https://humantic.ai/start/demo) This team built it for sellers like you. Try it on your next deal. [Start free trial](https://app.humantic.ai/?utm_source=website&utm_content=about#/account-intelligence) [Book a demo](https://humantic.ai/start/demo) ## Our Values - ### First ‘right’, then ‘profit.’ Always. - ### Perform random acts of kindness. To customers, colleagues, even competitors. - ### Push the boundaries. Yours, and of those around you. - ### Don’t worry about breaking things. Just rebuild them better. - ### Question the status quo. In big ways, and small. ## Meet Our Investors - ![Sharath Keshava Narayana](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Sharath.webp) ### Sharath Keshava Narayana Co-Founder & COO, Sanas.ai - ![Gokul Rajaram](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Gokul.webp) ### Gokul Rajaram Board Member, Pinterest - ![John Donovan](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/John.jpg) ### John Donovan Ex-CEO, AT&T Communications - ![Bradley Horowitz](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Bradley.jpg) ### Bradley Horowitz Vice President, Google - ![Amit Singh](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Amit.jpg) ### Amit Singh CBO, Palo Alto Networks - ![Binny Bansal](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Binny.jpg) ### Binny Bansal Cofounder, Flipkart ## Meet Our Advisors - ![Barry Sowerwine](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Barry.webp) ### Barry Sowerwine GTM Advisor Former SVP of Enterprise Sales, Tableau - ![Vikas Murthy](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/Vikas.jpg) ### Vikas Murthy Technology Advisor Director of Product Engineering, Cisco - ![Dr. Michal Kosinski](https://media.humantic.ai/img/about-us-img/MichalK.jpg) ### Dr. Michal Kosinski Science Advisor Professor, Stanford University Senior sales practitioners also work with Humantic AI through the [Sales Excellence Council](https://humantic.ai/sales-excellence-council). ## Humantic AI in the News [!\[The Wall Street Journal video feature on Humantic AI\](https://media.humantic.ai/img/news_video.jpeg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEK7B9GUhM&t=446s) > “Humantic AI is a technology that can reshape our world.” > > *The Wall St. Journal* 1. [Sep 4, 2025](https://the-ken.com/story/ai-broke-it-sales-a-24-person-startup-says-psychology-can-fix-it/) ### AI broke IT sales. A 24-person startup says psychology can fix it 2. [Jan 7, 2026](https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/humantic-ai-launches-agent-miia-to-cut-enterprise-account-research-for-sellers-from-3-hours-to-8-minutes-9c9940ae744b1d673a9cfc871ab8791b) ### Humantic AI Launches Agent Miia To Cut Enterprise Account Research For Sellers From 3 Hours To 8 Minutes 3. [Feb 4, 2025](https://www.martechcube.com/gartner-named-humantic-ai-a-cool-vendor-for-2024-in-ai-led-sales-research/) ### Gartner named Humantic AI a Cool Vendor for 2024 in AI-Led Sales Research 4. [Feb 4, 2025](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/humantic-ai-recognized-cool-vendor-122100935.html) ### Humantic AI Recognized as a Cool Vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Cool Vendors™ in AI-Led Sales Research 5. [Nov 29, 2023](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231129136365/en/Humantic-AI-joins-the-AWS-Partner-Network-to-take-Customer-Obsession-one-step-further) ### Humantic AI joins the AWS Partner Network to take Customer Obsession one step further 6. [Jul 28, 2023](https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/broker-news/network/4-ways-brokers-can-leverage-ai) ### 4 Ways Brokers Can Leverage AI 7. [May 3, 2022](https://inc42.com/startups/humantic-ai-technology-personalise-sales-deals-revenue-teams/) ### How Humantic AI Uses Technology To Personalise Sales Deals For Revenue Teams 8. [Apr 25, 2022](https://www.vccircle.com/google-s-bradley-horowitz-binny-bansal-others-invest-in-humantic-ai) ### Google’s Bradley Horowitz, Binny Bansal, others invest in Humantic AI 9. [Apr 25, 2022](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/humantic-ai-raises-funding-from-goog[%E2%80%A6]owitz-flipkart-co-founder-binny-bansal-others-8406571.html) ### Humantic AI raises funding from Google's Bradley Horowitz, Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, others 10. [Jul 3, 2020](https://hbr.org/2020/07/how-to-curate-your-digital-persona) ### How to Curate Your Digital Persona 11. [Nov 1, 2018](https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/wealth-issue-2018/software-becomes-truly-intelligent-when-it-simulates-data/) ### Software Becomes Truly Intelligent When it Simulates Data 12. [Nov 3, 2017](https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeaux/this-artificial-intelligence-can-use-social-media-to-tell-hiring-managers-about-your-personality.html) ### This Artificial Intelligence Can Predict How You'll Behave At Work Based on Social Media. ## Our Story 1. Then Grad school More than 20 years ago, our founder Amarpreet falls for AI. He bets that intelligent technology will improve our future more than anything else. 2. 2014 Frrole AI He founds Frrole AI, one of the first companies to bring AI to consumer intelligence. 3. 2020 Forrester Forrester names Frrole AI one of only 7 products out of hundreds in its AI in Consumer Intelligence report. 4. 2021 Humantic AI Founded in 2021 to humanize the internet. People Research Agent, People Intelligence, is the first layer. 5. 2022 First Fortune 500 Amarpreet joins Humantic AI full time, and Humantic AI wins its first Fortune 500 customer. 6. 2023 First Fortune 10 Humantic AI reaches 50 customers, including its first Fortune 10 customer. 7. 2024 Gartner Cool Vendor Gartner names Humantic AI a Cool Vendor in AI-Led Sales. 8. 2025 Account Research Agent Account research goes from 3 hours to 3 minutes. 9. Jul to Sep 2026 12 launches 12 launches in 12 weeks, including Visitor ID, Buyer Signals, MCP, Intent Scoring, HumanMail Agent and a rebuilt app. 10. Now Buyer Intelligence Account, people, visitor and Intent Intelligence in one platform. See Buyer Intelligence on your own deals. [Book a demo](https://humantic.ai/start/demo) Join the Humans of Humantic AI [See Open Roles](https://www.linkedin.com/company/humantic-ai/jobs) ## Related pages - [Read the full definition](https://humantic.ai/buyer-intelligence) - [Sales Excellence Council](https://humantic.ai/sales-excellence-council)