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title: "Surabhi A - Founder in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Surabhi A, Non-Tech Founder Building AI for Small Businesses | Running 5 Bakery Cafés + Food Operations | Co-founder, Solvv AI & Krispie’s | Sharing Real Experiments based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude, elevenlabs, and gemini. Explore public work links including github."
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# Surabhi A on Tal

## Headline

Non\-Tech Founder Building AI for Small Businesses \| Running 5 Bakery Cafés \+ Food Operations \| Co\-founder, Solvv AI & Krispie’s \| Sharing Real Experiments

## About

I am not an engineer\. I operate a bakery business with five outlets, a production setup, employees, inventory and hundreds of daily operational decisions\. Now I am building Solvv AI to help small businesses use AI without needing technical teams\. I share what we build, what fails, what saves time and what small\-business owners should avoid\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

elevenlabs

gemini

n8n

notion

openai

## Work experience

Founder at Stealth AI Startup, Apr 2026 \- Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Founded a stealth AI startup focused on developing websites, customized tools for SMEs across various sectors, including healthcare\. • Designed and implemented automation solutions to reduce dependency on traditional market tools, enhancing operational efficiency\. • Collaborated with clients to create tailored solutions that address unique business challenges, ensuring high customer satisfaction\.

Farming & Agri Operations — Independent Project at Self Employed, Nov 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 11 mos, Hassan, Karnataka, India, • Managed 80\-acre farm operations across fruits, tomatoes & mixed vegetables with a focus on yield improvement, soil health, and sustainable farming practices\. • Implemented efficient irrigation, fertigation & pest\-management systems, improving crop quality & consistency\. • Negotiated directly with APMC traders, wholesalers & retailers, gaining hands\-on understanding of farm\-to\-market economics, pricing volatility & procurement dynamics\. • Oversaw labor planning, daily workflows, post\-harvest handling, and logistics for market deliveries\. • Built local vendor & distributor relationships and coordinated transport schedules for farm produce\.

Director at Krispie's \- Bakery & Cafe, Jul 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 3 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Scaled Krispie’s into a fast\-growing bakery & café brand with ₹12Cr\+ ARR across retail, catering & B2B channels\. • Designed GTM & diversified revenue strategy including individual business, corporate supply & festive product lines\. • Drove 25%\+ increase in footfall through targeted campaigns, hyper\-local marketing & menu innovation\. • Achieved 20%\+ improvement in profitability via procurement optimization, vendor consolidation & cost control systems\. • Built & standardized end\-to\-end operating systems — sourcing, production, dispatch, store operations & inventory\. • Delivered 30% operational efficiency uplift through SOPs, workflow systems & process optimization initiatives\. • Automated CRM, POS & ops reporting \(Petpooja \+ Airtable \+ Zapier\) resulting in 40% reduction in manual ops load\. • Led a 20\+ member multi\-functional team across store ops, kitchen, logistics, marketing & finance\. • Represented brand in investor discussions; structured pitch deck, FP&A models & expansion roadmap\.

Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Aug 2023 \- Jul 2024 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \* Led global rollout of compliance & regulatory technology systems, managing vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, milestones, and delivery governance\. \* Designed and executed cross\-functional governance models across regions; collaborated with legal, tech, and regulatory teams to ensure global compliance alignment\. \* Prepared executive\-level presentations and reporting dashboards for senior leadership and regulators, improving transparency and audit readiness\. \* Supported executives as a Chief of Staff, coordinating multi\-geo leadership reviews, compliance deliverables, resource planning, and operational execution\. \* Improved workflow efficiency by 20% by identifying bottlenecks and recommending automation enhancements, strengthening cross\-team coordination and delivery timelines\. \* Ensured global compliance standards and data integrity in regulatory reporting, strengthening integrity of governance frameworks\.

Category Manager at Unacademy, Apr 2022 \- Aug 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Category Associate at Unacademy, Jul 2021 \- Mar 2022 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Category Associate at Unacademy, Jul 2020 \- Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo, India

## Education

Goldman Sachs 10k Women Program, Startup, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Finance & Marketing, Dayananda sagar institutions

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/surabhianand13

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