Los Angeles, California

Kunal
Chandiramani.

AI technology entrepreneur. Co-founder of ZeroToIP, building AI-native infrastructure for intellectual property. Chairman of KStar Holdings and Venture Partner at Green Sands Equity. Board member across education and impact ventures. Has advised government in India and the United States Congress on technology and AI policy. Three-time TED and TEDx speaker; international keynote speaker.

Now
Co-founder, ZeroToIP
Chairman
KStar Holdings (Asia)
Venture Partner
Green Sands Equity
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§ 01 / Current Work

Building at the intersection of AI and intellectual property.

Co-founder

ZeroToIP — AI-native IP infrastructure

AI-powered platform turning concepts into patent applications in days instead of months. Addressing a $15B global IP services market with attorney-reviewed output at a fraction of traditional cost. Patent filed on core technology.

2025 —
Chairman

KStar Holdings (Asia) — Non-executive

Non-executive Chairman of the KStar Holdings portfolio company. Founded as KStar Ecommerce at age thirteen; scaled across 13 countries; ecommerce operations acquired in 2022.

2021 —
Venture Partner

Green Sands Equity — AI strategy

Partnering with Reema Khan's firm on AI investment strategy and portfolio diligence.

2026 —
Government Advisor

Technology & AI Policy — India & the United States

Has advised government in India and the United States Congress on technology and AI policy. In 2025, one of fifteen advisors nationally through ACT | The App Association — Capitol Hill meetings with Senators and Representatives, Agency Day briefings at the White House, FTC, NTIA, NIST, and SBA. Previously, one of five advisors shaping the Madhya Pradesh State Startup Policy, serving a population of 72M+.

2020 —
Board Advisor

Kangaroo Kids Education

Board Advisor to an education group spanning 150+ schools across six countries.

2017 —
Business Adviser

Long Beach Accelerator

Business adviser to a public-private accelerator partnership. Expert judge at the invitation-only AI Venture Studio sprint evaluating seven founding teams.

2024 —
Board Member

Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, SoCal

Board member of the Stanford-affiliated angel investor network in Southern California.

2024 —
§ 02 / Selected Recognition

As covered by third parties.

Forbes
"Wunderkind Kunal Chandiramani on 9 Ways to Succeed in Business"
By Mei Mei Fox · August 2023
2Civility
Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Expert commentary on corporate culture.
2020
YourStory
India's leading startup media platform.
April 2019
Bootstrappers
Teenage entrepreneur bringing ecommerce to rural India.
2022
WQHS · UPenn
"Is Entrepreneurship for Everyone?" Co-featured with Wharton Entrepreneurship Club co-presidents.
Broadcast March 19, 2021
Silicon Valley Impact
"From Vision to Velocity — How Leaders Scale Technology." Season 3, Episode 3.
2026
§ 03 / Speaking & Publications

On stage, in print, on air.

Keynotes & TED
2025Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill & Agency Briefings
As advisor to the U.S. Congress on AI policy: five-day policy intensive, Capitol Hill Day, and Agency Day at the White House, FTC, NTIA, NIST, and SBA.
2019New Delhi, India
TED @ Fidelity Investments
External keynote on business scaling to 200+ senior employees and executives at a $4.5 trillion Fortune 500 firm.
2019Bengaluru
STeP-IN Forum — AI in Education
Keynote at a software testing and technology industry body at Taj Hotel, Bengaluru. Published on STeP-IN Forum's official channel.
2019Kuala Lumpur
TEDxIMU — Being a Teenage CEO
International Medical University, Malaysia. Published on TED.com.
2018Indore, India
TEDxPIMR — Building My First Company
Published on TED.com.
2017New Delhi
IECCI — IPR in ICT with Focus on Startups
Co-organized with India's Ministry of Electronics and IT. IECCI holds Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC.
Writing & Teaching
2020 —Business.com
Columnist
Regular columnist for 2+ years. Readership across 20+ countries.
2023 —CSU Long Beach
Guest Lecturer — MGMT 355 & Business Law Program
Ongoing judge and guest speaker in the incubation course. Guest lecturer on LLMs in the Business Law Program at the Legal Resource Center.
Guest MentorUC Irvine
UCI Ventures
Guest mentor for students taking up ventures. Guest instructor on building MVPs alongside faculty.
AlsoGlobal
Wharton Radio · SVB · AIESEC · NMIMS · IIT Bhubaneswar
Selected additional engagements.
§ 04 / Podcasts & Media

Podcasts.

§ 05 / Previously

A decade in entrepreneurship before the current chapter.

Before ZeroToIP, a run of ventures beginning at age thirteen — which most kindly compressed into a short résumé of awards, stages, and one acquisition.

2016
Founded KStar (age 13)
E-commerce operations across 13 countries. Ecommerce arm acquired in 2022; the holdings company continues under his non-executive chairmanship.
2018
35 Under 35 Award
Youngest-ever recipient, at age fifteen.
2018
Amazon #1 Bestseller
#1 in the United States, Japan, and India. Published at age fifteen.
2018 – 2019
Three TED & TEDx Talks
TEDxPIMR (Indore), TEDxIMU (Kuala Lumpur), and TED @ Fidelity Investments (New Delhi).
2020
AIME ImagiNation Design Award
Australian-led recognition across five countries. Ambassadors drawn from the Mandela family.
2020 – 2021
MedsForMore — COVID-19 response
Head of Technology. 2,000+ pounds of medicine distributed.
2023 – 2025
Entrepreneur in Residence, CSULB
First-ever EiR at California State University, Long Beach. Continues as guest lecturer and judge in the incubation and Business Law programs.
2017
IIT Bombay — National Champion
National Champion for Ethical Hacking at Tech Radiance, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
§ 06 / Contact

For the right conversation.

Reach out about ZeroToIP, AI-policy work, venture collaboration, or speaking. The fastest line is kunal@zerotoip.com.

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