Dewang Neralla
AI & Quantum Strategy
Angel investor and sits on multiple enterprise AI boards; heads Grameen Pragati and anchors strategic direction for KCF programmes.
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About
We are a foundation—not a vendor.
Knowledge Capital Foundation institutionalizes AI and Quantum capability inside enterprises. We are stack-agnostic, opinionated about methodology, and accountable to outcomes.
The human is still the centre of the system.
Most enterprise AI investment remains stuck at pilot stage. KCF supplies the framework and the network of mentors, patrons and industry partners to move organizations forward.
Our pillars are simple: human judgment, institutional capability, evidence over hype, and quantum where it matters.
Advisory
Patrons, advisors and collaborators.
Zameer Syed
BFSI & Risk
Former CIO of a global bank; brings model-risk and regulator perspective to Sandbox work.
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Sanchit Mehra
Quantum Research
Academic leader in quantum information; guides KCF's applied research collaborations.
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Dr. Bhaskar Rajkumar
Public Policy
Public-sector advisor on responsible AI, sovereign compute and ethics frameworks.
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Lalith Kishore
Capital & Ventures
General partner background—advises KCF on spin-out feasibility and capital pathways.
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Khalid Sheikh
Industry 4.0 / 5.0
Two decades in industrial digital transformation; sponsors sector-specific MVPs.
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Dr. Pankaj Gupta
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Physician-leader steering clinically-safe AI and quantum simulation research.
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Prof. Anurag Agarwal
Ecosystem & Academia
Bridges research labs, industry consortia and KCF's mentor network.
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Team
The people behind KCF.
David Chelekat
Founder & Chair
Anchors overall strategy across assessment, sandbox, MVP and scale-up.
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Nikhil David
CEO
Runs delivery, growth and P&L. Deep MVP-to-scale programme experience.
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Gautam Jain
Chief Data
Data strongman across Web 3.0, Sandbox, MVP delivery and project monitoring.
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Habib Nizzamudin
CTO
Owns Sandbox platform and MVP engineering across cloud, edge and hybrid compute.
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Faisal Abbasi
Head of Training
Behavioural scientist; role-anchored curricula deployed at scale.
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Queenie Nair
Head of Ecosystem
Bridges academia, capital and industry—anchors mentor and patron network.
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Rajish Ranjan
Head of Governance
Runs ethics, model-risk, audit and the consent posture on this platform.
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Naomi David
Chief of Staff
Runs delivery cadence, KPI tracking and client success across engagements.
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