Soum Paul is a seasoned entrepreneur and founder/CEO of Spark.Live, a leading passion economy platform in India. With over a decade of experience in building startups and platform technologies, Soum has played crucial roles in numerous companies that have undergone acquisition or exit. During his time at Knowlarity, a cloud communications company in India, Soum was responsible for leading special projects and serving as the acting-CTO. Similarly, he served as a founding member at State and Mixercast Inc, where he led the architecture and operations team.

A graduate of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Soum's expertise lies in building platforms with a strong focus on AI/ML/Data Science-based UI/UX. He has also been instrumental in creating data-backed applications and building agile teams capable of scaling businesses from ideation to revenue. Soum has driven fundraising efforts in numerous countries, including India, the US, and the UK.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Soum is a 2-time published author of non-fiction books and a TEDx speaker who has traveled to over 40 countries.