About KREAT

Engineering the way
the world creates
breakthroughs.

We build the upstream intelligence layer for engineering R&D. KRAFT — our first platform — tells teams what to build before CAD begins, before simulation runs, before $50M is committed to the wrong direction. We are a company built by engineers, for engineers. Physics is our language. Defensible IP is our output.

Why we exist
Vision

A world where breakthrough innovation is no longer a matter of having the right genius in the room.

Every engineering team — regardless of size, industry, or geography — can systematically discover what to build, validate it against physical reality, and bring it to market before the window closes. Where the system replaces the gamble.

Mission

Give engineering-led organisations the upstream intelligence to decide what to build — before the expensive work begins.

We combine cross-domain discovery across 42+ industries with physics-constrained validation and systematic IP generation — delivered through KRAFT, the world's first upstream R&D intelligence platform. Before CAD. Before simulation. Before prototyping.

How we operate
Five values that govern
every decision we make.
01

Physics before opinion.

When evidence and intuition conflict, physics wins. We never validate a concept because it sounds right — only because it survives governing physical laws. This applies to our product, our decisions, and our advice to customers.

02

Upstream is the only honest answer.

The expensive mistakes happen before simulation begins — not during it. We operate at the stage where the most value is created and the most waste is prevented. We do not move downstream to chase easier problems.

03

Depth over breadth, always.

Two domains understood deeply are worth more than ten skimmed. Two partnerships done properly are worth more than ten done carelessly. We go deep or we do not go.

04

Honest about what we don't know.

We will not claim a capability we have not built. We will not cite a result we cannot verify. Our credibility with engineers depends entirely on this. We earn trust by being accurate, not by sounding confident.

05

The breakthrough belongs to the engineer.

KRAFT surfaces what is possible. The engineer decides, refines, and builds. We are infrastructure — not the inventor. The IP, the product, the credit — these belong to the team that commits to the direction.

What we build
One platform today.
A complete R&D intelligence stack tomorrow.

KRAFT decides what to build. Kompose turns validated concepts into market-ready IP. KOLLAB captures why every decision was made — so the intelligence compounds instead of walking out the door with your senior engineers.

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KRAFT

Upstream R&D Intelligence

Decides what to build before simulation begins. Cross-Domain Discovery across 42+ industries using governing physics equations — not keywords. 120+ Think Models. Physics-Constrained Validation. Patent-ready concepts in 8–10 weeks.

Coming Soon

Kompose

Commercialisation Intelligence

Turns validated engineering concepts into market-ready IP strategies and commercialisation paths. Bridges the gap between a physics-proven concept and a fundable, launchable product.

Coming Soon

Kollab

R&D Decision Intelligence

PLM is the filing cabinet. KOLLAB is the institutional brain. PLM captures what was built. KOLLAB captures why breakthroughs happened — decision traces, cross-domain precedents, and the organisational intelligence that compounds with every project. The System of Record for R&D Decisions.

PLM stores
Final CAD file · BOM version · Test pass/fail · Change order · Patent filed
KOLLAB captures
Why concept #7 beat 99 alternatives · What aerospace precedent was applied · How service failure triggered the programme
The team
Built by engineers.
Obsessed with the upstream problem.
Dr. Shankar Venugopal
Chief Mentor
Dr. Shankar Venugopal
IISc PhD · IIM Bangalore · 30+ Patents

Mentored KREAT from its earliest conceptual stage. Brings 25+ years of technology innovation leadership across GE, Dow, Honeywell, Cummins, and Mahindra & Mahindra. Holds 30+ Indian and US patents and has trained 3,000+ inventors across multiple industries in systematic innovation frameworks. His proprietary FLOW methodology and deep IISc materials science background are foundational to KRAFT's physics-grounded approach.

Sridhar DP
Sridhar DP
Founder & CEO

25+ years of cross-domain R&D leadership across mobility, telecom, healthcare, and startups. Computer Science Engineering, Innovation & IP from IISc, Management from IIM Bangalore. Has guided 200+ innovation leaders and applied for a patent on enabling Moonshot Innovations. Brings the engineering depth and commercial experience that makes KRAFT credible in Fortune 500 rooms.

Sridhar DP
Shilpa Sridhar
Co-founder & CPO

Translates complex innovation methodologies into enterprise-scale product systems. Computer Science Engineer with PG from IIT Kharagpur, Entrepreneur Management from ISB, and IP Law from NLS. Her combination of technical product leadership and intellectual property expertise ensures KRAFT's patent pipeline is built on solid legal and engineering foundations.

Sridhar DP
Shreeharsha Perla
Chief AI Strategist

Pioneered KRAFT's architecture from prompt-based system to advanced AI agents and Cross-Domain Knowledge Graphs. Deep expertise in voice and video AI for large enterprise systems. Led integration of real-time reasoning engines, multi-agent collaboration frameworks, and LLM workflows. KREAT's technical compass for what is possible versus what is credible.

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We are hiring.
Deep-tech engineers and
AI researchers who care
about getting the physics right.
View openings →
100+
Years of collective
innovation experience
30+
Collective international
patents to our credit
200+
Innovation executives
advised globally
85+
Verified ROI at Fortune 500
automotive OEM

The best R&D teams
deserve a better system.

Bring us your hardest engineering problem. A market failure, a moonshot, or an emerging possibility worth acting on. KRAFT will show you cross-domain solutions your team has not found — validated by physics, ready for simulation.

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