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Prajwal Prakash

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Founder/CTO at Clueso
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Prajwal Prakash is the Co-founder and CTO of Clueso, a YC-backed startup focused on generative AI. An Institute Gold Medalist and Computer Science graduate from IIT Madras, he has a strong background in building products, having previously co-founded Desklamp before successfully pivoting to Clueso based on market feedback.

Outside of technology, Prajwal is a comic book enthusiast and a fan of the MCU. In his free time, he pursues a creative outlet by writing stand-up comedy sets. His startups name, Clueso, was inspired by the character Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther movies.

Unique fact: Prajwal was the recipient of the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal at IIT Madras, awarded for the most outstanding all-around performance.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Founder/CTO
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Prajwal shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Dynamic But Sincere
Driven But Considerate

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Prajwal cares about

Startup Pivot & Growth
Pivoted his first venture, Desklamp, into Clueso after receiving feedback from Y Combinator, demonstrating a strong focus on adapting to market needs for growth.
Generative AI
As the CTO of Clueso, he is actively building and scaling a product that uses generative AI to automate the creation of product videos and documentation.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Founder/CTO
Clueso
1-2021 - 2-2023
Co-Founder
Desklamp
5-2021 - 8-2021
Research Intern
Adobe
8-2020 - 7-2021
Young Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
5-2020 - 7-2020
Software Engineer
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
In the press

Media appearances

Episode 14 – “Being a dev is like being a wizard who can solve a problem” featuring Prajwal Prakash, Co‑Founder & CTO of Clueso. Featured in Best Place to Build
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Education
2018 - 2022
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2016 - 2018
High School Diploma
National Public School
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