Empowering voices through inclusive AI, Sahith Vutukuri’s IvishAI Quantum bridges languages, emotions, and communities globally.
In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, a simple but powerful truth often gets overlooked: technology doesn’t speak everyone’s language. More than 2.5 billion people — including nearly 900 million in India — remain digitally excluded because the tools we build fail to understand their dialects, emotions, or lived realities.
For most global tech giants, this exclusion is just a statistic. For Sahith Vutukuri, it became a calling.
At just 21, Sahith is the Founder & CEO of IvishAI Quantum Pvt Ltd, a deep-tech venture dedicated to building human-centric AI ecosystems for Industry 5.0 and beyond. His flagship innovation, VerbX AI, isn’t just another translation app — it’s a multilingual, emotion-aware platform designed for real-world complexity: low connectivity, underserved dialects, and communities often left behind by technology.
But behind this ambitious vision lies the story of a young innovator who refused to wait for permission to start.
Currently pursuing a B.Tech in Smart Manufacturing at IIITDM Jabalpur, Sahith’s journey into AI didn’t begin in boardrooms or research labs. It began in college dorms, where he merged AI, automation, and inclusive design to solve practical problems.
He built real-time face recognition systems, motion analysis tools for fitness, and assistive technologies using Python, OpenCV, and machine learning. These weren’t just academic exercises — they were prototypes with human impact.
His efforts were soon recognized: he became a Tata Steel TomorrowLAB 2023 awardee and a Chanakya Fellowship recipient, honors that validated his commitment to marrying innovation with social good. Alongside, Sahith contributed to peer-reviewed research in nanotechnology and spintronics.
What truly set him apart was his conviction that technology must empower, not exclude.
In 2025, Sahith founded IvishAI Quantum Pvt Ltd with a mission to make AI inclusive, emotion-aware, and accessible to every voice. Unlike most SaaS ventures targeting urban markets, IvishAI started with underserved communities.
Emotion-Aware Subtitles: Detects tone, sarcasm, and intent.
Offline Capability: Works without internet for rural areas.
AR Overlays: Real-time translation for signs, menus, and documents.
Dialect Support: Goes beyond official languages, covering Bhojpuri, Swahili, Amharic, and more.
Privacy-First Design: End-to-end encryption, rejecting surveillance-driven AI.
To make adoption seamless, IvishAI is also developing wearable ecosystems — smart earpieces and voice-first devices for real-time, hands-free translation.
“Being a student founder in deep-tech meant no mentors, no network, no funding,” Sahith admits.
Instead of chasing validation, he focused on building. The team tested prototypes with 100+ beta users across multiple dialects. The insights were clear: users didn’t just want translation; they wanted context, tone, and dignity in their native voice.
Resource constraints pushed him to innovate creatively with AWS credits, student talent, and IIITDMJ’s incubation cell.
Key achievements so far include:
Building VerbX AI from scratch, supporting 100+ languages with offline and emotion-detection features.
Recognition by Tata Steel TomorrowLAB and the Chanakya Fellowship.
Mentoring 125+ students globally in AI, Python, and entrepreneurship.
Contributing to nanotech research on GaN Nano Ribbons for spintronics.
Collaborating with NGOs like Jagrati to extend STEM education.
The proudest moment? A beta user said:
“For the first time, AI understood me — not just my words, but my voice.”
Sahith challenges the myth that India cannot lead in deep-tech.
“People assume Silicon Valley builds the future and India just consumes it. That’s a myth,” he insists.
For him, the future lies in offline, multilingual, human-centered AI.
By 2030, IvishAI Quantum aims to:
Become a global leader in emotion-aware AI, impacting India, Africa, and ASEAN.
Build a wearable ecosystem (earpieces, AR glasses).
Act as a deep-tech export engine, licensing IP for education, healthcare, and smart cities.
Maintain ≤30% equity dilution by 2027, preserving mission-driven independence.
“Our vision is simple,” Sahith says. “To make India the global epicenter of Industry 6.0 — not by imitation, but through inclusive innovation.”
Sahith’s mantra: “Start before you’re ready.”
“The perfect moment never comes. Build with what you have and learn along the way.”
His advice: stop waiting for permission — impactful innovations come from lived experiences.
From students in Bihar learning in Bhojpuri to farmers decoding financial documents, IvishAI Quantum’s impact proves that language is identity, dignity, and connection.
With VerbX AI, Sahith isn’t just building technology — he’s building bridges.
And in doing so, he shows that the future of AI belongs to every dialect, every person, every community.
Name: Sahith Vutukuri
Company: IvishAI Quantum Pvt Ltd
Website: www.ivishai.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vutukuri-sahith
Instagram: @ivish_ai
I am an entrepreneur, marketer, and mentor with a certification in entrepreneurship from IIT Delhi, one of the most prestigious institutions in India. I have a passion for connecting businesses with their ideal customers, solving real-world problems, and inspiring the next generation of founders.I founded and lead DevoByte, a digital marketing agency that provides a range of services, from SEO a
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