Palak JhaProduct, AI & Entrepreneurship

About Me

I'm a student at BITS Pilani interested in product, AI, startups, and developer tools.

Currently working as a Product & AI Intern at Volvo Group, where I've been building machine intelligence and analytics systems for the Construction Equipment business. My work has included lifecycle analytics covering more than 27,000 sales events, forecasting and stall-risk prediction systems, and internal platforms that significantly reduced operational reporting time.

Previously, I led Partnerships & Alliances at Conquest, BITS Pilani's startup accelerator. Over two years, I closed more than INR 90 lakh in sponsorship revenue, helped structure ecosystem partnerships, and contributed to the evaluation process for over 3,000 startup applications. I've also led product development from 0 to 1 through Saathi AI and contributed to open-source projects spanning infrastructure and developer tooling.

Located between Bengaluru and Pilani 🇮🇳.

Currently studying a Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering at BITS Pilani.

What I've Done

• Product & AI

  • Built and shipped machine intelligence, forecasting, and analytics systems at Volvo Group
  • Developed ML models covering 27,000+ sales lifecycle events and 4,700+ pending machines
  • Worked across product discovery, stakeholder management, and implementation

• Startups

  • Led Partnerships & Alliances at Conquest, BITS Pilani's startup accelerator
  • Closed INR 90L+ in sponsorship revenue and structured 15+ ecosystem partnerships
  • Helped evaluate 3,000+ startup applications and select the final cohort

• Product Development

  • Led product development from 0 to 1 through Saathi AI
  • Conducted 30+ discovery interviews across hospitals and healthcare stakeholders
  • Helped shape distribution strategy and secure an early pilot opportunity

• Communities

  • Organized startup, hackathon, and entrepreneurship initiatives through CEL
  • Helped scale startup onboarding programs and community events reaching thousands of participants

• Open Source

  • Contributed to GreptimeDB by adding gRPC-Web support
  • Built rust2cython, a tool for generating Cython bindings from Rust source code

Contact me

You can send me a message on any of the social platforms, or contact me directly by sending an email to palakjha916(at)gmail(dot)com

1. GitHub
2. LinkedIn
3. Twitter

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