Hanish venkat - Founder and CEO

Hanish venkat

Founder and CEO

Hanish Sundarapalli

Founder of Sarvadhara Tech Innovations Private Limited, a startup focused on transforming the aquaculture industry, particularly shrimp culture.
Specialization: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, IoT, and Automation in shrimp quality assessment and grading.
Involved in product development, research, project management, sales, and business strategy for Sarvadhara Tech Innovations.
Business Focus: Providing an affordable, automated solution for shrimp quality grading and assessment, using cutting-edge technology to increase accuracy and reduce labor dependency for small and medium-scale aqua farmers.
Product offers: E, E++, and S models with pricing at Rs.1,50,000, Rs.2,00,000, and Rs.4,00,000, along with a subscription-based mobile app.
Target market: Over 1,20,000 aqua farmers and 350 shrimp processing units in India, with a potential market size of Rs.4000+ crores.
Experience and Achievements:

Worked on over 6 real-time projects, including e-commerce, computer vision, and crime-related solutions.
Products incubated at IIT Hyderabad, IIT Mandi, Vishnu Foundation, with grants and mentorship support from institutions like IIT Madras.
Product selected for exploration programs at IIT Mandi Catalyst and Vishva Technology Business Incubator.
Recognized for prototype completion by Vishnu Foundation TBI.
Received the Student Entrepreneur Award from Venkat Sir, founder of Admission Arrow.
Secured an internship at E-Cell IIT Bombay as a Campus Ambassador for the Physics Wallah program.
Skills:

Proficient in Python, Machine Learning, Business Analytics, and Product Management.
Strong in market research, business strategy, and developing innovative solutions for real-world problems.
Extensive experience in mentorship, providing guidance to young entrepreneurs in the ideation stage.
Networking and Collaborations:

Open to business collaborations, interested in joining deep-tech startups as a tech co-founder, and actively seeking funding and networking opportunities to scale Sarvadhara Tech Innovations.
Future Goal:

Scale the Shrimp Quality Detector product to shrimp exporting and processing units, improving operational efficiency and reducing losses.

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