Founder & Operator

Prashant Rao

Two decades shipping enterprise platforms from Intel through MetricStream, Uniphore, and Haptik. He founded Carpediem AI to turn AI strategy into shipped outcomes — and advises family offices and growth-stage founders through Invictus Advisors.

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Prashant Rao, Founder, Carpediem AI · GP, Invictus Advisors

Enterprise AI Scaled customer success and global services through Uniphore Series B–E across CCaaS and conversational AI

Founder-Operator P&L ownership from MetricStream to Haptik — delivery pressure lived, not theorised

Global Bridge US and Gulf clients supported by a Bangalore team with direct MENA/KSA market access

The Operator Path

Built by Someone Who Has Owned the P&L

Prashant Rao

Founder, Carpediem AI · GP, Invictus Advisors

Two decades shipping enterprise platforms from Intel through MetricStream, Uniphore, and Haptik, across customer success, professional services, and AI product strategy. Founded Carpediem — a Bangalore-based team focused on US and Gulf clients — to turn AI strategy into shipped outcomes for family offices and growth-stage firms. Advises B2B SaaS and AI-native founders, and builds the bridge between global delivery and Gulf markets.

Bangalore team. Focused on US and Gulf clients. AI value realisation, led by people who have owned the P&L.

Where Prashant Focuses

Strategy Through Shipped AI

Not slideware. Production agentic systems, advisory, and the bridge between global innovation and Gulf markets.

Agentic AI Delivery

Contact center beachhead through enterprise workflows. Readiness assessments, shadow-mode validation, and managed ops — the full AINS framework from the ground up.

Family Office Advisory

Strategy, products, and AI value realisation for family offices and growth-stage firms. Due diligence, captive setup, and investment advisory through Invictus Advisors.

Global Bridge

A Bangalore delivery engine with Kingdom presence and trusted access to US family offices and growth-stage founders.

B2B SaaS & AI-Native Founders

Advises founders on product strategy, go-to-market, and scaling AI-native services. The perspective of someone who has sat on both sides of the services P&L.

Work With Prashant

Strategy, products, and AI advisory — shipped, not slideware.

Whether you need a no-risk AI Readiness Assessment, embedded engineering capacity, or founder-level advisory, start with a direct conversation.

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