Our Mission
To bring genAI and blockchain to the masses. We are an authentication, engagement and monetization platform for credentials, awards, events, phygital goods and experiences. We are an end-to-end platform to design authenticated badges using generative AI, mint on blockchain, add rewards and securely distribute to a global audience - in less than a minute
Kirthiga Reddy
Cofounder
Kirthiga brings over two decades of experience leading technology-driven transformations to her role at Virtualness. She is driven by the mantra, “When businesses succeed, livelihoods flourish.”
Previously, she was the first female Investment Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, managing the $130B+ Vision Fund. She also served as Managing Director at Facebook India and South Asia, expanding their global operations, growing the business to several $100Ms annual revenue and getting investment buy-in for the path to $1B.
Kirthiga holds an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, and has been recognized as Fast Company's “Most Creative People in Business” and Fortune India's “Most Powerful Women”. She has also served as the Chair of the Stanford Business School Management Board.
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Saurabh Doshi
Cofounder
Saurabh helmed key leadership roles over two decades of his career and is passionate about evolution of new technology, having played a pivotal role in several transitions e.g. Web2, Mobile, Video, Social, Creator Economy and is now building the infrastructure blocks for blockchain & AI, co-founding Virtualness.
Saurabh held senior roles at Meta for nearly a decade, heading Emerging Markets for Creator Products & Partnerships & Managing Director Asia-Pacific leading all Entertainment Experiences on Facebook and Instagram. Before Meta, Saurabh was Vice President & Business Head at Viacom Group, heading digital initiatives, Star India & Investment Banker with Bank of America. Saurabh has worked across geographies managing large teams & several products which went on to be used by billion plus users.
He was the Chairperson of the Asian Academy Creative Awards, Asia-Pacific, was recognized as 40underForty Winner by India's Impact Magazine, among Top 100 Global Talent by the UK Government's Tech Nation List & Awardee President Kalam Innovation and Governance Award. Saurabh is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, Associate member of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants & holds an MBA degree from SP Jain School of Management.
Our Investors
Our Advisors
Randi Zuckerberg
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Mai Akiyoshi
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Nuseir Yassin
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Ben Yu
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James (Jim) Louderback
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Shiv Rajaraman
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Greg Kahn
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Namrata Ganatra
Lauren Maillian
Come work with us
We are a group of builders working at the intersection of blockchain and genAI. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work and the balance offered by flexible time off. Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies while collaborating with a diverse team for global exposure.
If you are passionate about Generative AI, web3, and pioneering new technologies, we would be delighted to build together.