Nikkitha Shanker: From 3 years of UPSC prep to building a $2 million business

 Nikkitha Shanker spent three years preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination before a startup experience redirected her career towards entrepreneurship. She founded Shoppre, which grew into a profitable e-commerce technology business generating about $2 million annually. Shanker later stepped away from the company to pursue AI, spending nearly a year experimenting before co-founding SuperBryn with Dr Neethu Joy. The voice-AI startup has since raised $1.2 million from Kalaari Capital and angel investors. Nikkitha Shanker spent three years preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination before a startup experience redirected her career towards entrepreneurship. She founded Shoppre, which grew into a profitable e-commerce technology business generating about $2 million annually. Shanker later stepped away from the company to pursue AI, spending nearly a year experimenting before co-founding SuperBryn with Dr Neethu Joy. The voice-AI startup has since raised $1.2 million from Kalaari Capital and angel investors.