Sandip Gangakhedkar

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Projects.

What I've built.

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Now.

  • New venture

    Founder, not public yet

    Current

    Building a new venture at the intersection of AI and institutional finance.

03

Founder.

  • Imperium Drive

    Co-founder & CTO, autonomous driving

    Pioneered a human-in-the-loop approach to autonomous driving.

    Built an automotive-grade teleoperations system and integrated it onto 4+ vehicle platforms. Covered by Reuters. [REUTERS-2022]

    imperiumdrive.com
  • Fetch

    Co-founder & CPO

    Launched 2023

    Launched Europe's first commercial tele-driven car hire service in Milton Keynes, UK

    Covered by BBC News. [BBC-2023]

    fetchcar.io
04

Leadership.

  • Fractional CTO and CPO

    AI and analytics startups and SMEs, UK and US

    Technology and product leadership for teams building AI-native products: agentic AI workflows, AI solution architecture and evals.

  • Meshh

    Head of Product Engineering (acting CTO)

    Led product engineering at a spatial analytics company that uses passive wifi sensing to understand visitor engagement at live events.

    meshh.com
05

Research.

  • Bell Labs, Nokia and Huawei

    Applied research, about a decade

    Developed novel communication systems and network protocols, including industry-first 5G demos and proofs of concept.

    20+ patents filed. Papers at top-tier scientific conferences. [SCHOLAR]

    Google Scholar
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References.

  1. [REUTERS-2022] Reuters. “Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch.” . reuters.com
  2. [BBC-2023] BBC News. “Remote driver car rental service launches in Milton Keynes.” . bbc.co.uk
  3. [SCHOLAR] Google Scholar. “Sandip Gangakhedkar, author profile.” scholar.google.co.uk