Vignan Velivela
About Vignan Velivela
Vignan Velivela is the Co-Founder and CEO of AtoB, a company focused on improving transportation safety and sustainability. He has a background in Electronics Engineering and Economics from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and has previously worked at Cruise and Carnegie Mellon University.
Work at AtoB
Vignan Velivela serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of AtoB, a position he has held since 2019. Under his leadership, AtoB has focused on enhancing transportation by making it safer, more economical, and sustainable. The company has gained significant backing from prominent investors, including General Catalyst and Bloomberg Beta. AtoB has also attracted investments from notable figures such as Eric Schmidt, Mark Benioff, and Naval Ravikant, along with support from founders and CEOs of major companies like Google, Salesforce, and Coinbase.
Education and Expertise
Vignan Velivela has a strong educational background in engineering and computer science. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering and Economics from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in the School of Computer Science, a program he has been enrolled in since 2018. Additionally, he participated in Y Combinator, completing the Summer 20 and Growth 22 programs in 2020.
Previous Work Experience
Before co-founding AtoB, Vignan Velivela worked as a Software Engineer at Cruise for seven months in 2019, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also gained experience as a Graduate Student Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in 2018, where he worked for eleven months in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. These roles contributed to his technical expertise and understanding of the transportation technology sector.
Investment and Support for AtoB
AtoB has successfully secured investment from a diverse group of influential figures and industry leaders. This includes investments from CxOs and founding team members of well-known companies such as Uber, PayPal, and Stripe. The support from these investors underscores the potential and vision of AtoB in transforming the transportation landscape.