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Vinay Gahlot

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Co- Founder and CEO at VaultStack AI
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vinay Gahlot is the Co-founder and CEO of VaultStack AI, specializing in secure, on-premise AI deployments. An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, he has extensive experience advising and scaling high-growth AI and SaaS startups. He has a proven track record in fundraising, product strategy, and establishing new market operations.

Described by colleagues as energetic and sporty, Vinay is the co-creator of the "YETI" (Young, Energetic, Thinking Indians) podcast, aimed at sharing insights from Indias top thinkers. His interests include sustainable technology, as shown by his publication on the textile sectors climate goals.

Unique fact: During his university years, Vinay was the Top Goal Scorer of the All India Inter-NIT Handball Tournament.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Co- Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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On-Premise AI
He founded VaultStack AI to provide bespoke, on-premise AI applications, emphasizing data sovereignty for industries like energy and finance.
AI Sovereignty
He actively posts about the risks of "leaking enterprise value" to external AI models, a core principle behind his company's mission.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Co- Founder and CEO
VaultStack AI
8-2025 - 1-2026
Advisor - AI and Product Strategy
Self-employed
7-2024 - 8-2025
Chief of Staff, India
Lyric
9-2023 - 6-2024
Director India Operations
Ikigai
7-2023 - 6-2024
Customer Marketing Manager
Ikigai
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Education
7-2020 - 4-2022
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
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