Applied, end-to-end
We don't stop at demos. RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, voice, on-device DSP and spatial UX — engineered into products that real people and enterprises use.
Applied AI Studio · Austin, Texas
We build AI products people actually live with.
Nivas AI is an applied-artificial-intelligence studio turning frontier models into products that ship. One team, one engineering discipline, a growing portfolio spanning consumer storytelling, enterprise operations, music mastery, immersive play, and spatial computing.
NanaVerseAIVastraSadhanaAIQuestForge AISamanvAI
01 / Our thesis
An AI studio,
not a single bet.
The frontier moves monthly. We build a portfolio of focused products on one shared discipline — so learning compounds and any single product can become the breakout.
Portfolio by design
Five products across consumer and enterprise, sharing one platform playbook: secure server-side AI, multi-tenant data, and ship-grade quality gates.
Operator-grade discipline
Founders who have run 20+ year global delivery programs, owned financial controls at a global insurer, and shipped XR to industry stages. Rigor, not hype.
5AI-native products in active development
3Markets: consumer, enterprise & spatial
35+Years combined delivery & controls leadership
100%Built AI-first, secure by architecture
02 / The portfolio
Five products.
One studio.
Each product targets a real, underserved job — from bedtime stories that carry heritage to workforce management for the organizations that run on volunteers.
NanaVerse
Consumer · Live ↗The AI grandmother who tells timeless stories.
A mobile storytelling app narrating classics from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchatantra, Aesop and Jataka tales — with AI illustrations, per-character voices, parent voice-cloning, and child photo personalization.
AIVastra
CommerceAI-first, white-label saree try-on & storefront.
A multi-tenant platform that lets boutiques offer virtual try-on and an AI-powered storefront under their own brand — paid AI calls proxied server-side so keys never touch the client.
SadhanaAI
EdTech · Live ↗A practice coach for classical music.
Cross-platform apps (web + iOS + Android) that analyze pitch, raga and tala in real time to coach music practice — starting with Carnatic, built on one shared audio engine for every discipline to come.
QuestForge AI
EntertainmentA living AI Dungeon Master.
Voice-driven, multiplayer interactive storytelling where an AI game master narrates adventures in real time — with pacing engines, streamed voice, and a safety "Warden" scanning for PII and unsafe content.
SamanvAI
EnterpriseOne platform for workforce, volunteers & events.
A PWA-first, multi-tenant operations platform managing staff, volunteers and events — with tiered plans, terminology packs for business or non-profit use, and RLS-isolated data by design.
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03 / Leadership
Operators who
have shipped.
A founding team pairing two decades of enterprise delivery and financial-controls leadership with hands-on XR and AI engineering.
Sripriya Kalyanam
Chief Executive Officer
CPA and financial-reporting executive with 15+ years leading controls, IFRS 17, and governance at a global insurer. Sets strategy, governance and financial discipline for the studio.
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Venkat Ranganathan
CTO & COO
Senior AI delivery leader with 20+ years running global software programs. Hands-on builder of RAG pipelines, agentic workflows and voice agents. Owns technology and operations.
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Nandita Venkat
Technical Lead · XR / AR / VR
XR engineer with an MS in Extended Reality, building spatial applications for Apple Vision Pro — hand tracking, multi-user sessions, immersive training and hardware prototyping.
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Why now, and
why this team.
We are opening early conversations with angels and strategic partners who want exposure to applied AI across multiple markets — backed by operators, not first-timers.
Timing
Model capability has crossed the line from novelty to utility. The window is open for small, disciplined teams to build category products before incumbents catch up.
Diversified upside
A five-product portfolio spreads market risk while sharing one engineering platform — capital compounds across products instead of funding a single bet.
De-risked execution
A founding team that has delivered global enterprise programs, owned financial governance, and shipped XR to industry — with security and compliance built in from day one.
Let's talk about what we're building.
Partnerships, investment, pilots, or press — we'd love to hear from you.