Company

The people
behind Staad.

Staad is built in Hyderabad, India, alongside the institutions and clinicians who use it.

Founders

Built by two people.

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Om Kumar Gupta

Co-founder

Specialises in AI development for real-world impact, and leads the engineering behind Staad's real-time session platform.

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Ananya Dixit

Co-founder

Electronics & Communication Engineering student researching technology's role in accessible mental health, and shapes Staad's clinical direction.

Collaborations

Built with people who know the work.

Incubators

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HIIC

HITAM Innovation & Incubation Center

Staad's incubator — the programme supporting the platform's early build and its route to practitioners.

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HITAM

Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management

The institution Staad grew out of, and its base in Hyderabad.

Partner organisation

Skillworld Foundation

Working with Staad to bring structured, interactive therapy sessions to the people they support.

Clinical advisor

Dr. Sangita Sharad

Guides the clinical design of Staad's therapeutic modules and how they are used in session.