IIT grad who rejected Stanford to build a $61 million AI startup: A look at Varun Vummadi’s education and career

Defying lucrative offers, IIT Kharagpur graduate Varun Vummadi co-founded Giga, an AI startup transforming enterprise customer communication. Two years later, Giga secured $61 million in Series A funding from Silicon Valley investors and boasts major corporations like DoorDash as clients. Vummadi’s journey highlights how academic rigor combined with risk-taking can lead to significant entrepreneurial success.