hey, i am surya uthkarsha.

Known across national media as the "Road kid of India", Surya Uthkarsha is one of India's youngest serial founders, building civic-technology and research-access platforms before age 15. Founder of The Marg Initiative and builder of RASTHE, a citizen-reporting platform that reached 10,000+ users in its first two weeks. Builder of theTraffic.in, which reached 5,000 users in less than 24 hours and crossed 150,000 cumulative views across its X launch thread. Director at the National Student Research Institution (NSRI), a global student-led research initiative supporting 2,465 active and 16,843 community researchers across 96+ countries. Climate Leaders Fellow in a programme run in collaboration with Stanford University's Deliberative Democracy Lab. Emergent Ventures Fellow building Flake Labs — AI infra that turns any website into a live visual editor with GitHub sync. Intern at Antler VC. Youngest invited to Y Combinator Startup School Bengaluru; pitched directly to YC Partners. TEDx speaker; pitched ventures at incubators at IIT Madras and BITS Pilani. Won Lyzr Agentathon (3rd of 500+ teams, youngest). Founded a road-safety nonprofit backed by UNICEF India and Bengaluru Police. Recognised by unicorn founders, national media, and NASSCOM.

• IRIS National Fair 2026 finalist — Ahmedabad
• TEDx speaker — delivered the talk What Does the Future Deserve From Us? on youth agency, civic action, and beginning before readiness
• Pitched ventures before incubator teams at IIT Madras and BITS Pilani
• Emergent Ventures Fellow — one of the youngest recipients globally, building Flake Labs
• Youngest invited to Y Combinator Startup School Bengaluru; pitched directly to Jared Friedman and Ankit Dobhal (YC Partners)
• Won Lyzr Agentathon — ranked 3rd of 500+ teams; youngest winner in the competition
• Accepted to Vibecon
• Recognised as Earth's New 30 — global young changemakers list
• 1M1B Future Leader (UN & ECOSOC-recognised) for contributions to social impact
• Featured and endorsed by: CTO of Anthropic, CTO of Microsoft Innovation Hub India, founders of Ather, Rapido, PhonePe, NoBroker, CoinSwitch, and Rana Daggubati
• Recognised by Ex-Chairman of NASSCOM · Bengaluru Residency (demo + support)
• Campus Fund $2,000 grant credits · Rork $1,800 grant credits

Coding: JavaScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, MERN stack
Growth & GTM: User acquisition, partnerships, go-to-market strategy, product-market fit
Domains: Edtech, Road Safety / Social Impact, Community Building, Research Networks