Manas Talukdar is a builder, founder, and investor in AI, Agents, and Data, with a two-decade-long career in startups in the SF Bay Area. His contributions include significant work on the world's preeminent industrial data historian, and the development of globally adopted AI and Data products across enterprises, the public sector, and critical industrial infrastructure. He holds multiple patents and actively contributes to the industry as a mentor, a member of prestigious professional organizations, a speaker, and an invited reviewer of technical literature.