April 8 2025
Global Indian Industry 2026

From Bill Gates’ Advisor to AI Talent Pioneer

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ANOOP GUPTA,
CO-FOUNDER & CEO-SEEKOUT

 

A Stanford professor, Carnegie Mellon PhD holder, and Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft Research who reported directly to Bill Gates — Anoop Gupta’s journey is extraordinary. He founded VXtreme, one of streaming media’s earliest pioneers, acquired by Microsoft in 1997, before co-founding SeekOut in 2017. Under his leadership, SeekOut achieved 3X revenue growth, reaching a $1.2 billion valuation — revolutionising AI-powered talent acquisition and making diversity-driven hiring a global enterprise standard.