The people behind TennenX

Founders and builders working across skilling, tech and research.

Our team spans engineering, AI, social entrepreneurship, and the Indian labour market. We build the products we put into the ecosystem, and we prove them ourselves first.

Monika

Monika

CEO & Co-founder

TISS

Social entrepreneurship and research leader with deep experience in program design, monitoring & evaluation, and translational research across education, skilling, livelihood and sustainability. M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship (TISS) and Public Administration; published in EPW on a gender lens for skilling.

Moenuddeen Ahmad Shaik

Moenuddeen Ahmad Shaik

Co-founder & CTO

IIT Kharagpur · NYU · Amazon · Loylty Rewardz

Software engineer specializing in backend & distributed systems, AI orchestration, and end-to-end product development. Amazon Ads and Loylty Rewardz Management Pvt Ltd; builds production-grade platforms and agentic AI from problem to live deployment.

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Raja Babu

Raja Babu

Software Engineer

IIT Kanpur · Spiro

Software & technology professional across full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and machine-learning frameworks, with research in AI/ML at Tomsk Polytechnic University.

Suryateja Bulusu

Suryateja Bulusu

Technology Researcher

IIT Kanpur · Adobe · Avanti Fellows

Technology researcher and engineer at the intersection of AI, probabilistic modeling and public-service systems. Combines rigorous research with production-grade, responsible AI deployment.

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Meet the advisors guiding our work
Advisory board

Guided by experts who have shaped the sector.

Our advisors bring decades of leadership across labour economics, social entrepreneurship, public policy, and impact, from TISS, the World Bank, NSDC, and beyond.

Dr. Samapti Guha

Dr. Samapti Guha

Advisor · Microfinance & women entrepreneurship

Professor, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, TISS Mumbai

18+ years in livelihoods, social entrepreneurship and gender-inclusive development. Ph.D. in Economics (Microfinance); post-doctoral studies at LSE. A recognized authority on livelihoods, gender inclusion and financial tools in the Indian development context.

Prof. Bino Paul

Prof. Bino Paul

Advisor · Labour market

Professor, School of Management & Labour Studies, TISS Mumbai

18+ years in employment, labour economics and workforce development. Ph.D. in Economics (IIT Bombay). A leading authority on India's labour market, employment policy and workforce planning.

Prof. Satyajit Majumdar

Advisor · Skilling & entrepreneurship

Managing Director, TISS Incube Foundation

Four decades across academia, industry and social enterprise. Former Dean, School of Management & Labour Studies, TISS. Expert in entrepreneurship development, social innovation and skill development; recipient of the Dr. V.G. Patel Memorial Award.

Sobins Kuriakose

Sobins Kuriakose

Advisor · Public policy & human capital

Consultant, World Bank · ex-NSDC

20+ years in skill development, workforce transformation and large-scale program management. Former senior leadership at NSDC (incl. PMKVY 2016–20); ex-J-PAL. Master's in Social Work (TISS).

Anuj Sharma

Anuj Sharma

Mentor · Impact investing

Founder, ALSiSAR Impact

Two decades at the intersection of impact investing, fund management, incubation acceleration and advocacy for economic resilience across South Asia, focusing on social start-ups and community empowerment.

Saurabh Sanghvi

Advisor · Finance & regulatory

ALSiSAR Impact

20+ years in BFSI, driving strategic initiatives across finance, legal and regulatory verticals. Specializes in financial advisory, due diligence, deal structuring and risk management; mentors startups and works on climate-change solutions.