Applied, end-to-end
We don't stop at demos. RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, voice, on-device DSP and spatial UX — engineered into products that real people and enterprises use.
Applied AI Studio · Austin, Texas
We build AI products for how people live, learn, work, and create.
Nivas AI turns frontier models into products that ship — one team, one shared engineering platform, and a growing portfolio across consumer, enterprise, and spatial computing.
NanaVerseAIVastraSadhanaAIQuestForge AISamanvAI
01 / Our thesis
An AI studio,
not a single bet.
The AI frontier moves quickly. We build focused products on a shared engineering foundation, letting capabilities, infrastructure, and learning compound across the portfolio.
Portfolio by design
A growing portfolio across consumer and enterprise, sharing one platform playbook: secure server-side AI, multi-tenant data, and ship-grade quality gates.
Operator-grade discipline
A team that has run 20+ year global delivery programs, owned financial governance at a global insurer, and built immersive Apple Vision Pro applications. Rigor, not hype.
∞A growing portfolio of AI products
3Markets served — consumer, enterprise & spatial
35+Years of enterprise leadership
1Shared AI engineering platform
02 / The platform
One platform,
every product.
Every product builds on one shared Nivas AI engineering foundation — so capabilities, infrastructure and learning compound instead of being rebuilt each time.
Shared Nivas AI Platform
VoiceGenerative MediaIdentitySafetyPaymentsMulti-tenancyAnalytics
NanaVerse
SadhanaAI
AIVastra
SamanvAI
QuestForge AI
03 / The portfolio
One studio.
Many products.
Each product targets a real, underserved job — from bedtime stories that carry heritage to workforce management for the organizations that run on volunteers.
NanaVerse
Consumer · Live ↗The AI grandmother who tells timeless stories.
A mobile storytelling app narrating classics from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchatantra, Aesop and Jataka tales — with AI illustrations, per-character voices, parent voice-cloning, and family-approved character personalization.
SadhanaAI
EdTech · Live ↗A practice coach for classical music.
Cross-platform apps (web + iOS + Android) that help learners improve pitch, timing and musical accuracy through AI-assisted practice — starting with Carnatic, built on one shared audio engine for every discipline to come.
AIVastra
CommerceAI-first, white-label saree try-on & storefront.
A multi-tenant platform that lets boutiques deliver virtual try-on and AI-powered shopping under their own brand — with secure server-side AI orchestration and isolated tenant data.
SamanvAI
EnterpriseOne platform for workforce, volunteers & events.
A PWA-first, multi-tenant operations platform managing staff, volunteers and events — with tiered plans, terminology packs for business or non-profit use, and isolated tenant data by design.
QuestForge AI
EntertainmentA living AI Dungeon Master.
Voice-driven, multiplayer interactive storytelling where an AI game master narrates adventures in real time — with pacing engines, streamed voice, and a built-in safety layer that detects sensitive information and inappropriate content during play.
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Full gists, stacks & stages
04 / Team
Operators who
have shipped.
A founding team combining decades of enterprise delivery, financial governance, AI product development, and immersive technology engineering.
Sripriya Kalyanam
Co-founder · Finance & Governance
CPA and financial-reporting executive with 15+ years leading controls, IFRS 17, and governance at a global insurer. Sets strategy, governance and financial discipline for the studio.
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Venkat Ranganathan
Co-founder · Technology & Operations
Senior AI delivery leader with 20+ years running global software programs. Hands-on builder of RAG pipelines, agentic workflows and voice agents. Owns technology and operations.
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Nandita Venkat
Technical Lead · Spatial Computing
XR engineer with an MS in Extended Reality, building spatial applications for Apple Vision Pro — hand tracking, multi-user sessions, immersive training and hardware prototyping.
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Why now, and
why this team.
We are opening early conversations with angels and strategic partners who want exposure to applied AI across multiple markets — backed by operators, not first-timers.
Timing
Model capability has crossed from novelty to utility. The opportunity is open for focused teams to turn rapidly improving models into trusted, purpose-built products.
Portfolio leverage
Our products share infrastructure, engineering practices, security patterns, and AI capabilities — so each new product starts ahead, reducing duplicated effort and accelerating learning across the studio.
Execution experience
The founding team brings experience in enterprise delivery, financial governance, security-minded architecture, and emerging-technology development.
Let's talk about what we're building.
Partnerships, investment, pilots, or press — we'd love to hear from you.