Flipkart Founder Binny Bansal is Launching a Stealth AI Startup

After building a fortune in Indian e-commerce, billionaire Binny Bansal is expandinga into the rapidly developing AI-as-a-service market by starting a business that would target global clients.

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According to people familiar with the situation, Bansal, who co-founded online retailer Flipkart and later sold it to Walmart Inc.

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According to the individuals, the firm is based in Singapore and will mostly operate out of Bengaluru.

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It is currently in stealth mode and plans to introduce its products in the next months.

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the billionaire relocated to Singapore and currently commutes between the two cities.

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After graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Bansal and his co-founder of Flipkart

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