Zero isn't emptiness — it's infinite possibility. The origin point from which everything begins.
zero@karthik ~ zsh
$ whoami
AI engineer × ecosystem builder — from a village in Telangana to
building founder-first infrastructure across Bharat.
$ cat mission.txt
Democratizing AI & innovation across Bharat. Proving the next
unicorn can come from anywhere.
$ echo $PHILOSOPHY
Zero (Sunya) paradoxically means both void and universe —
you are nothing, and you are everything.| EvolveX — Founder & CEO Founder-first ecosystem infrastructure and discovery layer. 100+ early-stage startups evaluated, supported, and accelerated across Tier-2/3 India. |
2019 — now |
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| Jagriti Yatra — Manager, Selections & Alumni Relations Co-creating selection systems for one of India's largest entrepreneurship platforms — thousands of applicants evaluated annually, 525 changemakers onboarded across Bharat. |
current |
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| EdVenture Park — Incubation Manager Fellow Supporting 12+ startups with follow-on funding. |
current |
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| LooCafé / Ixora Group — Head of Technology "Most Innovative Company" by CII · UNDP Best Practice. |
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| Nexteen — CTO & Co-Founder Tech infrastructure connecting teenagers with real-world opportunities. |
exit |
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Emergent Ventures — Mercatus Center, GMU · Kairos Founding Fellow (<5% acceptance) · Suzuki Fellow — Innovation Grant · 25 Under 25 India · TEDx Speaker — Building Integrated Communities with Zero Mindset
Essays on building, philosophy, and the journey of being Zero — at karthiknagpuri.com
- Why Middle India Will Birth the Next Unicorn — a Raipur startup runs on 1/10th the burn of a Bangalore one; tier-2/3 founders understand frugality at a molecular level.
- The Train That Changed Everything — 500 aspiring entrepreneurs, 12 destinations, one train across India.
- Flow State: The Science of Being Zero — ancient "sunya" describes the same state as flow.
$ ls ~/stack
ai/ python · pytorch · tensorflow · llm-apps · gemini · claude
web/ typescript · react · node · supabase
chain/ solidity
cloud/ aws · gcp · cloudflare · vercelBuilding something absurdly bold? A founder with conviction, an investor exploring Bharat, or an institution designing ecosystems — I'm open to the right conversations.
you are nothing · you are everything