Akshay Lal

Akshay Lal is one of the co-founders of Playment, an Indian data labeling platform that specializes in providing training data for machine learning and computer vision applications.1 He founded the company in August 2015 along with Siddharth Mall and Ajinkya Malasane.1

Professional Background

Akshay Lal's role at Playment is Head of Product.3 Prior to co-founding Playment, he worked as a Senior Business Analyst at Flipkart.com.4 Akshay is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.1

Entrepreneurial Journey

Playment, the company Akshay co-founded, has seen significant growth and success:

• It was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch.5
• In July 2016, Playment raised $700,000 in seed funding from SAIF Partners.1
• The company was later acquired by TELUS International in July 2021.1

Current Focus

Akshay continues to be involved in the tech and startup ecosystem. He shares insights about building AI startups and product management through various platforms.6

Personal Interests

Beyond his professional endeavors, Akshay has expressed interest in game development, music, and art.7 He maintains an active presence on social media platforms like Twitter, where he shares thoughts on technology and entrepreneurship.5

Akshay Lal's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username "akshaykumarlal".2