Founder & CEO

Sanjeev Sharma

Entrepreneur Researcher Educator

As the founder of Swaayatt Robots and Deep Eigen, I focus on developing cutting-edge algorithms for autonomous vehicles, enabling them to navigate highly complex and unpredictable environments. My entrepreneurial journey began when I deferred a PhD offer from UMass Amherst to fully commit to building Swaayatt. There, I pioneered the use of multi-agent reinforcement learning for navigating the challenging road conditions of India.

My research spans reinforcement learning, deep learning, and motion planning, all aimed at advancing autonomous navigation in stochastic-complex-adversarial scenarios. At Deep Eigen, I teach computer science and mathematics, with a mission to make advanced education accessible and impactful.

Entrepreneurial Journey

2014: Fall
Accepted into the Computer Science PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
2015
After obtaining a one-year deferral from the PhD program, I decided to forego the opportunity and dedicate myself full-time to building Swaayatt Robots.
2015 - 2021
Bootstrapped Swaayatt Robots with limited resources. Independently developed cutting-edge autonomous driving technology. Self-funded efforts until 2021.
2017
Achieved a significant milestone by demonstrating a multi-agent reinforcement learning framework for autonomous navigation through India's complex road conditions.
2016 - 2018
Conducted pioneering demonstrations of autonomous driving technology on Indian roads. These were the first-ever demonstrations of their kind in India, marking the first successful application of reinforcement learning for autonomous driving.
2021
Secured the first round of funding to scale the company.
2022-2024
Autonomous driving technology has been demonstrated in off-road, on-road and Geofence conditions, effectively navigating tight obstacles and bi-directional traffic with minimal margin for error. By leveraging unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning, the system successfully eliminates the need for HD maps, showcasing its ability to handle complex, real-world driving scenarios without reliance on traditional mapping systems.
2024
Successfully raised $4M as part of second seed round, which is a component of a larger fund we are currently raising with global investors.
2025
Showcased autonomous driving technology to the Indian Armed Forces, with an invited talk attended by the General Officer Commanding (GoC) MB Area, Lieutenant General Mr. P. S. Shekhawat.
Research Laboratory

Research Areas

My core research focus is the development of novel algorithmic frameworks enabling autonomous agents to navigate unknown environments with complex traffic dynamics.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobile Robotics

Deep Learning

Motion Planning

To achieve these goals, my research encompasses reinforcement learning, deep learning, motion planning, machine learning, deep computer vision, mathematical optimization, and manifold theory.

About the Companies

Achievements

Latest Blog Posts

Latest insights and research in autonomous driving and AI

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar

@Rajeev_GoI

PM @narendramodi ji's vision of innovation has spread all across the country - Bhopal based Sanjeev Sharmas AI and algos powered Autonomous driving system hosted on a Thar 👍🏻💪🏻 #NewIndia #IndiaTechade

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar

@Rajeev_GoI

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma @sanjeevs_iitr , Founder & CEO, @swaayatt, called on me at my office @GoI_MeitY today. Discussions revolved around spreading PM @narendramodi ji's vision of making India an innovation hub.

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Anand Mahindra

@anandmahindra

Evidence of tech innovation rising across India. An engineer who's not building yet another delivery app. @sanjeevs_iitr is using complex math to target level 5 autonomy. I'm cheering loudly. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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AajTak

@aajtak

भोपाल में एक शख्स कर रहा है बिना ड्राइवर के चलने वाली जीप का ट्रायल. देखिये किस टेक्नोलॉजी से चलती है भोपाल की यह ड्राइवरलेस जीप.

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GNTTV

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भारत की सड़कों पर भी दौड़ेगी बिना ड्राइवर के कार, 8 साल की मेहनत का 'हाईटेक' कमाल #ShubhSamachar #Bhopal #DriverlessCar #Technology

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Sanjeev Sharma

Address

42 Abhinav Regal Homes, Awadhpuri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462022

Email

sanjeevs[at]sanjeevsharma[dot]ai

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investment[at]swaayatt[dot]com

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