Eightfold.ai inaugurates 'Eightfold Nalanda', AI Research and Innovation Hub

Eightfold.ai has announced the opening of 'Eightfold Nalanda', its global center of excellence, research and innovation in cutting-edge AI domain. Founded by Dr. Ashutosh Garg and Varun Kacholia, IIT alumni and Machine Learning experts from Google and Facebook, Eightfold.ai has already secured more than 100 customers operating in 20 countries around the world.

With a recent Series C round of $28 million, Eightfold.ai has quickly become one of the most well capitalized companies in Silicon Valley, and with a growing portfolio of products, and a growing global team, the company is expanding quickly. Eightfold.ai's customers in India include Tata Communications Limited and Delhivery.

Dr. Ashutosh Garg, Co-Founder and CEO of Eightfold.ai, says, "Opening Eightfold Nalanda, our center of excellence, in India is an important step in our growth. Having grown up in India, it's important to me that we bring the benefits of our AI Platform to the workforce in India as well. The algorithms that power the Eightfold Talent Intelligence Platform are built to help everyone find the right role for them and help them realize their potential, while embracing our diversity."

Co-founders Dr. Garg and Kacholia are widely hailed for their record of innovation and leadership in Machine Learning, holding between them 86 patents. The co-founders have filed four new patents in the last year at Eightfold.ai.

In service of this vision for the company's place in India, Eightfold.ai names its India headquarters and center of excellence as Eightfold Nalanda. The center of excellence in India will be under the leadership of Sandesh Goel, who will be General Manager for India.