Karthik is an AI builder, TKS Innovator, and community organizer based in St Paul, Minnesota. He builds AI products, runs hackathons, and helps students enter the AI space.
Karthik's path started when his uncle pitched a voice-powered product listing idea — that became WeBuyBack. Today he's heads-down on two startups — Nearby (local discovery for students) and Fluent Flow (AI-powered language learning).
On the side, he organizes LovHack, teaches the Build With AI workshop, and contributes to DevSwarm, CREAO, BigFuture, Vector AI, Restart Ventures, Hackskool, and Orbie.
30+ hackathons · 21st of 5,800+ at Lovable Shipped S1 · 100+ workshop registrations · 475K+ video impressions · 2,500+ LinkedIn followers.
