Founder, CEO & CPTO

Nilesh Kumar

AI/ML Platform Leader

📍 Dubai, UAE 💼 16+ Years Experience ✈️ Open to Relocation

Executive Profile

Technology executive and entrepreneur with 16+ years building and scaling enterprise platforms across UAE, India, and Southeast Asia. Track record includes three CPTO roles at Series A+ startups where I led engineering organizations from 12 to 50+ people across four countries.

Known for combining technical depth in AI/ML, Agentic AI, and autonomous systems with pragmatic business leadership. Expertise includes building AI agents, multi-agent orchestration, recommendation systems, and demand forecasting engines. Proven ability to deliver measurable outcomes: $8K/month from ML recommendations, 3% → 10% margin expansion, and 20-70% conversion improvements.

50+ Engineers Led
$8K/mo ML Revenue Impact
3% → 10% Margin Growth
+69% Mobile Conversion

Experience

Zenith

Founder, CEO & CPTO

Dec 2024 - Present
Zero → One

Built AI-powered communication platform from concept to MVP using Agentic AI, Multi-Agent Systems, NLP, and RAG technologies.

Raena

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Dec 2021 - Aug 2024
Series A

Led 50+ engineers across 4 countries. Built ML recommendation system ($8K/mo revenue), Gross Margin Engine (3%→10% margin), and multi-city WMS.

Umma

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2021 - Nov 2021
3M MAU

Led tech for social community platform with 3M MAU. Built recommendation systems and scaled engineering team from 2 to 20+ engineers.

Sayurbox

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
Series C

Architected multi-city warehouse management system supporting Series C e-commerce operations across Indonesia.

Skills & Expertise

AI/ML & Agentic AI

Machine Learning Models Recommendation Systems Demand Forecasting AI Agents Multi-Agent Systems NLP RAG Pattern Recognition

Programming Languages

Python Java JavaScript TypeScript Go SQL

Frameworks & Platforms

React React Native Next.js TensorFlow FastAPI Spring Boot

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS GCP Kubernetes Docker Terraform Ansible PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Elasticsearch

Architecture

Microservices Event-Driven System Design API Design Scalability

Leadership

Team Building Technical Strategy Agile/Scrum Cross-Functional Leadership Mentorship

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Open to opportunities across UAE, Saudi, India, Europe, USA, and Southeast Asia

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NileshKumar.pdf • Updated April 2026