Umakant Soni
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| Born | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | M. Tech. (IIT Kanpur) |
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| Known for | AI and Robotics Technology |
| Spouse(s) | Smita Verma[1] |
Umakant Soni is an Indian entrepreneur and computer scientist. Co-founder and CEO of the Nonprofit organization, Artificial intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) based in Bangalore, India.[2] Nominated as expert by Government of India on Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) working group on Innovation and commercialisation.[3]
Education
Soni did his Master degree in Technology from IIT Kanpur.[4]
Career
In 2018, Soni along with his partners in pi Ventures raised the funds of ₹40 crore from the UK governments’ CDC Group Plc. The fund plans to invest in 18-20 deep-tech start-ups, and keep aside a significant portion for follow-on investments.[5]
In 2021, Soni collaborated with Niramai company and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to come up with X-Ray Setu. It is an AI-based program that runs on the app Whatsapp to help detect Covid-19 in areas where CT scans and RT-PCR tests aren't available or delayed.[6]
References
- ↑ Datta, Sravasti (2021-08-19). "Change makers for the youth". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ D'Monte, Leslie (2021-08-19). "ARTPARK plans India's first autonomous vehicle test track". mint. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ "Umakant Soni | Sweden-India Business Council". sibc.se. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ Agnihotri, Abhishek. "Whatsapp पर X-RAY सेतु बताएगा कोरोना संक्रमण है या नहीं, 14 बीमारियों की देगा जानकारी". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Ahuja, Aakanksha (2018-09-24). "pi Ventures raises final tranche of ₹ 225 crore first fund". mint. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2021-06-01). "X-Ray Setu plans to on-board 10K doctors for COVID detection in rural areas". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
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