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Rupesh Kumar

Founder at Yantraa

Mumbai

9+ years of work experience

Yantraa
Sep 20261 moPresent

San Francisco, California

Akasa Air
Jun 20263 moPresent

Mumbai

Colab (Acquired)
Nov 20241 yr 11 mosPresent

Mumbai

• Building autonomous AI design agent executing full creative workflow • Developed system covering research, strategy, execution, and QA • Built early ecosystem with 400+ designers • Secured enterprise level interest and pilot conversations • Designing “AI Creative Director” that acts as decision layer for brands
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI
Aug 20242 yrs 2 mosPresent

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

TEDxGateway
Jun 20261 moJul 2026

Delhi

No Cap
Sep 20254 mosDec 2025

Founder Institute
Aug 20255 mosDec 2025

Kofluence
Sep 20238 moMay 2024

Mumbai

Aliens tattoo
Aug 20231 moSep 2023

Mumbai

Tata CLiQ
Jun 20232 moAug 2023

Mumbai

Nykaa
Apr 20231 moMay 2023

Mumbai

Moksha Media Group
Oct 20223 moJan 2023

Delhi

Asymmetrique
Mar 20222 moMay 2022

Mumbai

TING WORKS LLP
Oct 20214 moFeb 2022

Mumbai

Feb 20213 moMay 2021

UAE

May 20191 y 8 moJan 2021

Mumbai

Netflix
Feb 20192 moApr 2019

Mumbai

Sep 201811 moAug 2019

Mumbai

One Digital Entertainment
Jun 20153 y 9 moMar 2019

Mumbai

Rupesh’s AI Stack

aistudio
aistudio
claude code
claude code
gemini
gemini
lovable
lovable
manus
manus
openai
openai

Education

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI

Bachelor's degree, Fashion/Apparel Design

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI

20161 yr2017

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Headline

Founder at Yantraa

About

Colab is building an autonomous AI creative workforce. Today, high quality design depends on fragmented tools, freelancers, or expensive agencies. It is slow, inconsistent, and difficult to scale. Colab replaces this with an AI system that executes the full creative workflow: strategy → research → concept → design → quality check It behaves like a real creative team, not a tool. Why this matters: Design is no longer just execution. It drives growth, positioning, and revenue. Yet most companies cannot access top tier creative thinking at scale. Colab changes that. Why me: I have spent years leading creative teams, shipping real work, and understanding how design actually gets done across brands, agencies, and teams. Colab is built from that ground reality, not theory. Early traction: • 100+ active beta users • 10,000+ waitlist • 5000+ Designs published • 90% Positive Feedback from beta users We are building a future where AI does the heavy lifting, and humans focus on direction and taste. If you are building, investing, or want early access, reach out.

Location

Mumbai

AI stack

aistudio

claude code

gemini

lovable

manus

openai

Work experience

Founder at Yantraa, Sep 2026 - Present · 1 mo, San Francisco, California

Lead Product Designer at Akasa Air, Jun 2026 - Present · 3 mo, Mumbai

Founder & CEO at Colab (Acquired), Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos, Mumbai, • Building autonomous AI design agent executing full creative workflow • Developed system covering research, strategy, execution, and QA • Built early ecosystem with 400+ designers • Secured enterprise level interest and pilot conversations • Designing “AI Creative Director” that acts as decision layer for brands

Visiting Faculty at NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Brand Designer at TEDxGateway, Jun 2026 - Jul 2026 · 1 mo, Delhi

Accelerator program at No Cap, Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 · 4 mos

Founder in Residence at Founder Institute, Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 · 5 mos

Lead Product Designer at Kofluence, Sep 2023 - May 2024 · 8 mo, Mumbai

Senior Art Director at Aliens tattoo, Aug 2023 - Sep 2023 · 1 mo, Mumbai

Product Designer at Tata CLiQ, Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 mo, Mumbai

Brand Designer at Nykaa, Apr 2023 - May 2023 · 1 mo, Mumbai

Head of Design at Moksha Media Group, Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 · 3 mo, Delhi

Art Director at Asymmetrique, Mar 2022 - May 2022 · 2 mo, Mumbai

Art Director at TING WORKS LLP, Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 · 4 mo, Mumbai

Art Director at Motad UAE, Feb 2021 - May 2021 · 3 mo, UAE

Art Director at Thfix, May 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 y 8 mo, Mumbai

Art Director at Netflix, Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 · 2 mo, Mumbai

Founder at Cooasis, Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 · 11 mo, Mumbai

Visual Designer at One Digital Entertainment, Jun 2015 - Mar 2019 · 3 y 9 mo, Mumbai

Education

Bachelor's degree, Fashion/Apparel Design, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI

Public links

designwithrupesh.xyz: https://designwithrupesh.xyz/

github: https://github.com/designwithrupesh