New Delhi, June 2025: In a major source of pride for Indian academia and innovation, five illustrious alumni from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have made the Forbes India + Accel AI Leaders 2025 list. These five have been recognized as being among the top 30 Indian AI minds influencing global artificial intelligence (AI).
The list is non-ranked and acknowledges the individuals who have catalyzed the Indian AI revolution through their remarkable work in startups, academia, industry, policy, and across international organizations.
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The 5 IIT Delhi Alumni Honoured
Dr. Manish Gupta (B.Tech., 1987)
Senior Director, Google DeepMind.
As a responsible AI pioneer, Dr. Gupta started Google Research India to build inclusive technologies, where, with the support of his team, they assisted Google Translate to add on 110 different languages and create lightweight AI models (Gemini Nano and Gemini Flash). Dr. Gupta's research has focused on addressing cultural bias in AI systems with applications in public health, agriculture, and education, affecting the lives of millions of people living in underserved communities.
Mr. Vivek Raghavan (B.Tech., 1989)
Co-Founder, Sarvam AI
Raghavan, together with co-founder Pratyush Kumar, is building India's first sovereign large language model (LLM). Supported by major VC's and the IndiaAI mission, Sarvam.ai has released models including Sarvam-1, Sarvam-2B, and Bulbul, with access to 4,000 Nvidia H100 GPU’s coming soon. Sarvam's vision is to scale, multilingual AI for population-scale applications that preserves India's linguistic diversity for its local contexts.
Glean is radically transforming enterprise productivity by delivering a conversational AI platform that aggregates all company data and delivers real-time, personalized insights. Built by ex-Google engineers, Glean is compatible with the leading LLMs and is focused on data privacy. Jain's ambition is to enable smarter organizations using scalable AI. With $100M ARR and a $4.6 billion valuation, Glean's vision is very much on track.
Mr. Arvind Jain (B.Tech., 1996)
Founder/CEO, Glean
In a world in crisis from productivity loss, Jain is solving the puzzle of enhanced enterprise productivity with Glean, a conversational AI platform that connects all company data into a single point of integration to deliver all real-time personalized insights across all organizational information. The company was designed/developed by former Google engineers and is equipped to use the leading LLMs with a strong emphasis on data privacy and security. With more than $100 million of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and a valuation of $4.6 billion, Jain's vision is to enable organizations to work smarter using scalable AI.
Mr. Srikanth Velamakanni (B.Tech., 1996)
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Fractal Analytics
A veteran in applied AI since launching Fractal Analytics 2000 to understand human behavior through math and neural networks, Velamakanni was an early mover in many industries from banks in India such as ICICI and HDFC to clients such as Google, Procter & Gamble to make AI enabled decision in the domains of healthcare, finance, and enterprise automation. Velamakanni is consistently engaged in deepening AI investments in India to maintain a leadership position in the digital economy.
Prof. Mausam (B.Tech., 2001)
Professor of Computer Science, IIT Delhi
Prof. Mausam, a well-known global researcher who has done extensive work in natural language processing (NLP), probabilistic planning, and information extraction, is a former head of the Yardi School of AI at IIT Delhi, as well as an affiliate professor at the University of Washington. His leadership in education and collaboration across sectors positions him as a key figure in the rapidly growing AI research ecosystem in India.
About the Forbes India AI Leaders 2025 List
Forbes India, in partnership with Accel, created this initiative to recognize and celebrate 30 innovators who are changing the game around AI and its applications in and outside of India. The candidates were selected from five categories:
- Startups
- Research & Academia
- Industry
- Global Indians
- Government & Policy
When assessing the candidates, innovation that was disruptive, the ability to scale beyond enterprise, influence policies on a national or international level, and the ability to engage with global audiences were all important components of the evaluation, as all have the same ultimate purpose of making large-scale, meaningful change using AI.
As artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming economies and reshaping the future of work, India has become a significant player in the global AI ecosystem. Accordingly, Forbes India and Accel have established a new initiative—‘30 Indian minds leading the AI revolution’—a curated, non-ranked list that recognizes people whose work is pushing the envelope in AI innovation.
The selection process was tough and collaborative. The selection started with a full longlist put together by the leadership from Forbes India editorial and Accel's experts in the area, followed by research and shortlisting across five categories: Startups, research & academia, industry, global Indians, government & policy. Different evaluation criteria included disruptive innovation, global recognition, enterprise-level implementation, and influence on policy. The one constant theme: Large-scale impact.
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