Aravind Srinivas

Entrepreneur, Scientist

Indian Chennai

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Quick Info

ProfessionEntrepreneur, Scientist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/06/1994
Age31 years
BirthplaceChennai

Latest News about Aravind Srinivas

13/03/2026

Aravind Srinivas publicly endorsed a social media post arguing that AI tools are automating much of the routine coding work in software engineering. His response added to a broader discussion about how computer science and programming may increasingly focus on deeper mathematical and systems-level thinking rather than repetitive implementation tasks.

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameAravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • University of California (UC), Berkeley, California
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai
Qualifications
  • Ph.D in Computer Science (2021)
  • B. Tech and M. Tech in Electrical Engineering (2017)

Personal Life

Food HabitEggetarian (Lacto-ovo vegetarian)
Marital StatusUnmarried

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Career

Achievement
  • In 2015, awarded the IUSSTF-Viterbi Program Fellowship in partnership with the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum and the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC.
  • Co-founded Perplexity AI, Inc. in 2022, recognized for its conversational search engine, and is currently the CEO. Under his leadership, the company launched a shopping hub backed by Amazon and Nvidia, achieving a valuation of $9 billion by December 2024.
  • Interned at reputable organizations including OpenAI and DeepMind, enhancing his professional stature.
  • Recognized among the TIME100 most influential people in AI.
  • Interned at reputable organizations including OpenAI, Google Brain, and DeepMind, enhancing his professional stature.
  • Worked as a researcher at OpenAI, Google Brain, and DeepMind on cutting-edge AI technologies and machine learning models.
  • Co-founded Perplexity AI, Inc. in 2022, recognized for its conversational search engine and AI-powered answer engine, and is currently the CEO and President. Under his leadership, the company achieved a valuation of $9 billion by December 2024 and has grown to over 30 million active users with 780 million inquiries.
  • Led Perplexity AI's mission to deliver precise, cited AI-powered answers through transparent and verifiable search technology.

Favourites

BookMake Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs

Social Media

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aravindsrinivas/
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aravind-srinivas-16051987

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Earned a National Talent Search Scheme scholarship from the Government of India as a student.
2. Achieved a merit award at the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO).
3. Faced challenges transitioning to Computer Science due to a slight CGPA deficit in his initial semester at IITM.
4. Self-educated in computer science and programming languages after initial setbacks, gaining knowledge in Python and Machine Learning through online resources.
5. Experienced significant professional mentorship from notable figures like Yoshua Bengio, who assisted with his PhD admission, and John Schulman, the creator of ChatGPT, who offered him an internship.
6. Collaborated with Prof. Ravindran B and Prof. Mitesh Khapra at IIT Madras, publishing a total of 9 research papers.
7. Described himself as unemployable due to his independent nature and preference for being his own boss, which motivated him to co-found Perplexity AI.
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