Aayush Kumar

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Co-founder & COO at BYTES

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Aayush Kumar is the Co-founder and COO of BYTES, an AI startup building vision-based safety systems for two-wheelers, backed by Nikhil Kamath’s WTFund. He previously led strategy at autonomous vehicle startup Minus Zero. Colleagues describe him as efficient, a great team leader, and highly reliable.

Driven by a mission to democratize road safety, Aayush is a vocal advocate for technological innovation in mobility. He often speaks at entrepreneurship summits and road safety initiatives. His passion for content and media also led him to co-found VIBE Productions as a side hustle.

Unique fact: His startup, BYTES, was recently acquired by Cautio in a strategic move to accelerate their shared mission of making two-wheeler mobility safer across India.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Planner & Achiever

Dynamic But Sincere

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Two-Wheeler Safety
Founded BYTES to address the critical safety gap for two-wheeler riders, who are the most vulnerable road users in India.
AI in Mobility
Focuses on applying AI, robotics, and deep tech to create vision-based Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for the mobility sector.
Startup Fundraising
Successfully secured funding from notable backers including Nikhil Kamath's WTFund, IIT Mandi Catalyst, and NSRCEL IIMB for his startup.

Media Appearances

How BYTES Is Building An AI Guardian Angel For Indian Bikers. Featured in Inc42

See Now

Work History

8-2024
Co-founder & COO at BYTES
8-2024 - 2-2025
Building in Stealth at Stealth
6-2023 - 6-2024
Founders' Office : Leading @ Strategy, Growth & Operations at Minus Zero
9-2022 - 6-2023
Founder's Office - Analyst at Minus Zero
10-2023 - 5-2024
Co-Founder & Partner at VIBE Productions

Education

2020 - 2023
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom from Kristu Jayanti University
2006 - 2020
Commerce from Jamshedpur Public School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 4 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-founder & COO at BYTES
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Aayush

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aayush is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aayush

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aayush move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Aayush take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Aayush

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.