{"id":"rajesh-gupta","title":"Rajesh Gupta","content":"**Rajesh Gupta** is an artificial intelligence (AI) executive and engineer who currently serves as the Head of Agentic AI for Product and Engineering at Skan AI. His career has included product leadership roles at Apple and applied research positions at Qualcomm. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Metaculars, an AI startup that was acquired by Skan AI in 2025. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-lEVXvy7Bkh3r5yxX) \n\n## Education\n\nGupta earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from I.T.M., Gurgaon, India, where he studied from 2006 to 2010. Following his undergraduate degree, he moved to the United States to pursue a Master’s degree in Telecommunications at the University of Maryland, which he completed between 2010 and 2012. In 2017, to further specialize his skills in artificial intelligence, he obtained a Nanodegree in Deep Learning from the online education provider Udacity. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-vVy5wlFwgRo3CFVi) \n\n## Career\n\nGupta began his career in 2012 as an Applied Research Scientist at Qualcomm in San Diego, where he worked on machine learning models addressing mobile phishing threats in collaboration with regulatory bodies. He contributed to the design of ensemble models for device classification, network clustering, geofence fraud detection, and behavioral prediction, and developed self-optimizing network algorithms to improve spectral efficiency. He also led performance analysis for 4G small cell deployments and managed a team evaluating communication systems across multiple Major League Baseball stadiums.\n\nIn October 2018, he joined Apple as Product Lead for Enterprise AI in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he led the development of enterprise-grade machine learning services, aligned cross-functional teams on strategy and execution, and oversaw product vision and roadmap initiatives for fraud and identity machine learning systems. He managed a team of product and data professionals delivering solutions in data management, analytics, and AI automation.\n\nIn August 2023, Gupta became CEO and Co-Founder of Metaculars, where he focused on developing an AI platform designed to enable autonomous interaction with enterprise software, leading product strategy, and cross-functional execution. Since May 2025, he has served as Head of Agentic AI for Product and Engineering at Skan AI in Menlo Park, California, where he leads the development and deployment of enterprise AI systems. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-vHeu8jscWgdHWsJG)  [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-ryHtWIJdWwk3XJ7V) \n\n## Interviews\n\n### Metaculars to Skan AI\n\nIn a November 2025 interview with TimesTech, Gupta discussed his transition from roles at Apple and Qualcomm to co-founding Metaculars, describing a shift toward building products more closely aligned with user needs. He outlined how Metaculars evolved through several pivots—from tools for managing machine learning workflows, to LLM evaluation solutions, and ultimately to GUI-based [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) designed to improve user onboarding and adoption in enterprise software. He attributed the company’s eventual acquisition by Skan AI to alignment between Metaculars’ agent-focused approach and Skan’s work in process intelligence and agentic systems, and emphasized lessons around product-market fit, timing, and the need to prioritize real customer demand over technical ambition.\n\nGupta defined Agentic AI as systems that not only generate insights but also take autonomous action within business workflows, reducing manual coordination across teams. He argued that such systems could shift organizations from insight-driven to action-driven operations by automating decisions across functions such as marketing, IT, and operations. For founders, he stressed focusing on concrete customer problems rather than AI trends, remaining adaptable without reacting impulsively to market shifts, and validating value through measurable adoption or payment rather than industry hype. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-ryHtWIJdWwk3XJ7V)​","summary":"Rajesh Gupta is the Head of Agentic AI at Skan AI. He previously held roles at Apple and Qualcomm and was the co-founder and CEO of the AI startup Metaculars, which was acquired by Skan AI. 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