# Kushal Chakrabarti

> Fmr. Chief Research Officer at Opendoor ($17B IPO)

Former Chief Research Officer at Opendoor, scaled AI orgs through $17B IPO, drove $5B+ in AI revenue gains.

Built and led global AI teams of 200+ people, shipping 35+ SOTA models and 20+ AI/ML publications.

Advisor to Airbnb and 25+ founders across AI, real estate, e-commerce, and fintech from seed to Fortune 500.

Co-founder of Vittana, a Khosla-backed fintech nonprofit acquired by Kiva, with $25M+ annual run rate.

Helped pioneer production-grade valuation models, foundation models, and world models for $100B+ decision scale.

How I can help:
✔️ How to build AI-first startups
✔️ Advice on ML research orgs
✔️ Best practices for AI scaling
✔️ Guidance on foundation models
✔️ Tips on productizing AI
✔️ How to recruit top AI talent
✔️ Strategic planning for AI roadmaps

Excited to help founders and execs apply AI to real-world problems and scale with confidence.

**Rating:** 5/5 (1 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $250.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/KushalChakrabarti)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)