Ankit Dhawan
Ankit Dhawan is the Founder & CEO of BluePill AI and BluePill, both startups he founded in 2023. He previously founded Virtuelly, an agency that was acquired, and On The Go, a media company. His expertise includes artificial intelligence, product management, and entrepreneurship.
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Startup Founders Nour Gajial and Avi Agola Relocate from Seattle to San Francisco to Boost AI Ventures
Several early-stage startup founders, including Nour Gajial of MathGPT and Avi Agola of Talunt, are relocating from Seattle to San Francisco to leverage its dense AI startup ecosystem, investor networks, and customer base amid the AI boom. Despite Seattle’s strengths as a global AI hub, entrepreneurs see San Francisco as essential for scaling and maximizing success.
Seattle AI Startup BluePill Raises $6M to Revolutionize Consumer Behavior Testing with 93% Accurate Simulated Audiences
Seattle startup BluePill raised $6 million to use AI for simulating consumer behavior, enabling marketers to test concepts quickly and affordably with 93% accuracy compared to traditional focus groups. Their clients include Magic Spoon, Kettle & Fire, and the Seattle Mariners.
Boundless Immigration Layoffs Precede Acquisition of Berlin-Based Localyze, Projected $31M Sales in 2025
Seattle startup Boundless Immigration laid off an undisclosed number of employees on September 25, 2025, reducing its staff to about 500, just days before announcing its acquisition of Berlin-based Localyze on October 1, 2025. Boundless anticipates 40% growth this year with projected sales of $31 million in 2025 and aims for profitability by 2027.
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BluePill AI Founder & CEO 2025–present, Founder · current
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BluePill Founder and CEO · current
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RealStar AI Co-founder & CEO at RealStar AI 2024–2025 · past
Education
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Cornell University 2014–2016
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Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entreprenurship and Business Analytics · 2014–2016
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Savitribai Phule Pune University BE, Mechanical Engineering · 2003–2007
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Don Bosco School, New Delhi High School · 1990–2003
