This former Google techie is solving the employability problem using AI

Valued at over $2 billion today, Ashutosh Garg's firm Eightfold AI is being used by large companies, including Fortune 500 clients, to shape up the career paths of their employees

SaaS-based startup Eightfold AI is the latest to receive backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, with the latter investing $220 million in the company. The firm is part of the swelling unicorn club of US-based startups such as Zenoti, Druva and Freshworks, which have been founded by Indian entrepreneurs.
 
Co-founded by Ashutosh Garg in 2016, the company is solving the problem of employability using artificial intelligence (AI). While studying at IIT Delhi in the early 90s, like all other students, Garg looked up to his seniors for guidance to shape his career. “At every point in time, we look at