The people behind VidyaShift

Education should
lead somewhere.

We’re building an AI-native learning-to-employment company. Our founding team brings together experience in higher education, growth, operations and AI delivery to connect learning with opportunity.

Meet the founders
Founder & CEO01 / Leadership

Gaurav Shitak

Education · Product · Growth

20+ years building businesses from the ground up. Gaurav brings experience across higher education and consumer businesses, with a focus on building programmes, connecting with learners and turning new ideas into sustainable operations.

Selected experience

  • NICMAR Digital EducationFounding Director · Built the digital education business from its first hire.
  • ISB OnlineDirector, Digital Learning & Head of Marketing · Core founding team.
  • Paytm Money & SharekhanGrowth and digital marketing leadership across financial services.
Gaurav on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)

At VidyaShift
Product direction, university relationships, programmes and learner growth.

Co-founder02 / Leadership

Kailash Sati

Operations · Partnerships · AI delivery

22+ years turning plans into working operations. Kailash began by teaching programming and went on to build across e-commerce, supply chain and healthcare AI. He brings a practical focus on delivery, partnerships and responsible data use.

Selected experience

  • NeuroDx / Intellihealth WorldCo-founder & COO · Operations and partnerships for the team behind MANAS.
  • Koovs.comFounding team · General Manager, Strategy & Operations.
  • Teaching & venture buildingGuest faculty at NIIT and Graphic Era; experience launching new businesses.
Kailash on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)

At VidyaShift
Platform delivery, operations, partnerships and data governance.

Built from experience.
Focused on what comes next.

Our experience spans building education businesses and delivering complex operations. At VidyaShift, that experience comes together around one purpose: helping people build capability and move towards opportunity.

What guides the work

Human-first. AI-powered.
Outcome-driven.

Begin with the person

Learning starts with an individual’s ambitions, circumstances and next step.

Use AI with purpose

Technology should help people learn, practise and make better decisions—with human judgment in the loop.

Connect learning to action

Progress means building capability that people can apply in education, work and life.

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