Chaitanya is a Dual Degree graduate from the Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Madras and is part of the leadership team at YNOS Venture Engine, a startup building products for early-stage entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and other ecosystem players. He played a prominent role in architecting, developing & deploying the technology stack & the intelligence engine of YNOS and is one of the key contributors in building YNOS's scalable Machine Learning algorithms for semantic search, identifying right-investors, estimating valuation, discovering similar startups and so on. His skillset includes Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Web-development, Database & Server management, and Systems architecture. He is also an active open-source contributor, with some of his Python packages crossing 30k downloads in total. At CREST, he currently leads the technology team in developing the data repository on the Indian Start-Up and Venture Capital ecosystem.

Satyam has earned Bachelors' and Masters' in Computer Science and Engineering. Subsequently he worked as a faculty member in Presidency University, Bangalore for 2 years where he taught Python, Data analysis, Machine Learning to the undergraduate students. His areas of interests include data analysis and machine learning. As a Data Scientist at CREST, he is involved in data acquisition, processing, and management. Part of his activity would involve developing customized tools for data acquisition.

Shailendra Gupta is a skilled professional with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) in Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee. With over two years of experience as a Software Engineer at SumTotal Systems, he specialised in implementing WCAG 2.0 for accessibility compliance and leading cross-platform gap identification initiatives. Currently serving as a Full Stack Engineer at YNOS Venture Engine, he excels in developing APIs, automating tasks, and enhancing security features, showcasing expertise in Full-Stack Development, Python programming, and various technical skills.

Avanthika Rajesh is an Intern at YNOS Venture Engine. She is final year student from Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, completing her B.Tech in Computer Science with specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. She has previously worked as an intern at Intellect Design Arena. Her areas of expertise includes Natural Language processing, Machine learning and working on NLP performance.