Himanshu Upreti is the Co-founder and CTO of Ai Palette, an AI-powered deep-tech startup founded in 2018 that enables global CPG brands to accelerate product innovation through its patented predictive Generative AI technology.
Leading a team of over 40 members, he scaled Ai Palette to 27 markets across six continents, serving clients such as Nestlé, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Kellogg’s, and Mondelez, before its acquisition by GlobalData Plc in 2025. The startup raised multi-million dollars in funding from global investors, including the Singapore Government, Pi Ventures, Exfinity Ventures, and Entrepreneur First.
Himanshu was included in the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list; his work has been featured in CNBC and TechCrunch. His startup has won global accolades, including Top 10 Global Food & Retail Tech Startup (Switzerland) & Top 50 Nasscom Emerge Awards (India)
Before founding Ai Palette, Himanshu worked at Visa Data Labs, where he filed 2 trade secrets and played a major role in restructuring Visa’s tech stack.
