TANAY PRATAP
Engineer. Teacher. Entrepreneur.
Engineer at heart. Building organizations and software that help people get better at life.
Education changed my trajectory. Lower middle class family. Bokaro Steel City. The education I received launched me into a space where I could earn ₹1 crore a year at Microsoft - and then leave it to teach.
Now building companies and platforms that create those same opportunities for others. Based in Bangalore.
KPI
10 years of teaching and mentorship (since 2014)
1000+ students placed in first jobs over 5 years
4 companies built to scale education and opportunity
Microsoft Teams: helped scale to 100M+ users (2017-2019)
Outlook Web (PWA): built for 70M+ users (2020-2021)
2 research papers published in academic journals
1.3M hours of teaching and mentorship content consumed
UPCOMING
On Ground Labs
Building Now.
Building accessible AI for India. Small language models that run on affordable hardware. Research that works where people live.
Learn more →NOW
Founder & CEO at Invact — making quality education accessible through analyst training programs in finance and data.
Teaching web development at neoG Camp — helping students from tier-3 colleges and non-tech backgrounds break into product companies.
Writing weekly on career, technology, and startups.
Speaking at conferences across India on education, entrepreneurship, and tech careers.
PAST
Started teaching with TechBack
2014-2017
Traveled across South India on weekends conducting web development workshops at colleges. 98% rating. Teaching wasn't just something I did - it was something I was good at.
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
2017-2021
Built large-scale features for Teams and Outlook used by millions globally.
Founded neoG Camp
2020
Trained 1000+ students who landed roles at companies like IBM, Flipkart, Reliance, Sony, and Meesho.
Founded Invact Metaversity
2021
Raised $5M from leading VCs and angel investors to reimagine professional education.