Meet Our Founders
Prateep Basu
Chief Executive Officer
Rashmit Sukhmani
Chief Data Officer
Arpan Sahoo
Chief Operating Officer
Akash Yalagach
Chief Technology Officer
Prateep, is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Space science and Technology and International Space University. Prateep has worked as a Project Manager for GSLV MK-III at ISRO and a consultant at Northern Sky Research, where he contributed to global tech, market strategies and M&A in the space ecosystem. As a CEO at KaleidEO, Prateep brings clarity to hardware requirements with his experience of building downstream applications for diverse sectors.
Rashmit is an experienced professional specializing in data science and remote sensing. He holds an MBA from Thompson Rivers University and has a background in Business and Engineering. Rashmit is a physical science graduate from Indian Institute of Space science and Technology and worked as a scientist at ISRO for two years in GIS and Remote Sensing.
Arpan Sahoo, a former ISRO scientist, is leading the development of high-resolution optical satellite constellations at KaleidEO. With a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor’s from IIST, he aims to drive the NewSpace movement and build responsible solutions for the society using EO. Outside work, Arpan enjoys badminton, driving, and cooking.
Akash is a systems thinker passionate about space tech. With seven years at ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, he contributed to critical missions like Chandrayaan-2. An aerospace graduate from IIST, he holds a master’s from the University of Surrey and is pursuing a PhD. He enjoys squash and hiking.
Meet Our Founders
Prateep Basu
Chief Executive Officer
Prateep, is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Space science and Technology and International Space University. Prateep has worked as a Project Manager for GSLV MK-III at ISRO and a consultant at Northern Sky Research, where he contributed to global tech, market strategies and M&A in the space ecosystem. As a CEO at KaleidEO, Prateep brings clarity to hardware requirements with his experience of building downstream applications for diverse sectors.
Rashmit Sukhmani
Chief Data Officer
Rashmit is an experienced professional specializing in data science and remote sensing. He holds an MBA from Thompson Rivers University and has a background in Business and Engineering. Rashmit is a physical science graduate from Indian Institute of Space science and Technology and worked as a scientist at ISRO for two years in GIS and Remote Sensing.
Arpan Sahoo
Chief Operating Officer
Arpan Sahoo, a former ISRO scientist, is leading the development of high-resolution optical satellite constellations at KaleidEO. With a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor’s from IIST, he aims to drive the NewSpace movement and build responsible solutions for the society using EO. Outside work, Arpan enjoys badminton, driving, and cooking.
Akash Yalagach
Chief Technology Officer
Akash is a systems thinker passionate about space tech. With seven years at ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, he contributed to critical missions like Chandrayaan-2. An aerospace graduate from IIST, he holds a master’s from the University of Surrey and is pursuing a PhD. He enjoys squash and hiking.
Meet Our Team
Lt Col V Ramanathan (Retd)
VP - Strategic Liaison
Sandeep
Ramanath
Head of Operations
Shantanu
S Kulkarni
Lead Electronics Engineer
Shashank
Kumar
Senior Project Manager
SV Manoj
Varma
Opto Electronics Engineer
Yamin
Ahmed Noor
Project Manager
Ankur
Singhai
Senior Systems Engineer
Avinash
Bagali
Associate Product Manager
Debasish
Jyotishi
Machine Learning Researcher - 2
Kavya
Karampuri
Mission System Engineer - 2
Natarajan
Venkatasubramanian
Opto Mechanical Engineer
Sarvesh
Kurane
Marketing Head
Arya Pratap
Singh
Machine Learning Researcher - 2
Mannu Ashok
Kumar Bhardwaj
Junior Image Processing Analyst
Rakshith V
Shetty
Junior Thermal Design Engineer
Sanjay M
Rohra
Junior Project Manager
Satish
Gaurav
Hardware Design Engineer
Smit
Mehta
Jr Mission Design Engineer
Anil Potharla
Optical Design Engineer