Sanjay Varnwal

Sanjay Varnwal is the Co-founder and CEO of Spyne.ai, a deep-tech startup founded in 2018 with Deepti Prasad, specializing in AI-powered visual merchandising for automotive retail. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and previously held tech and product leadership roles at Oyo. Sanjay is also an active angel investor, supporting 9 startups and serving on 4 company boards. Spyne.ai has raised $25.4M across 6 rounds: $7M (Accel, Storm Ventures, 2022) and $16M Series A (Vertex Ventures with Accel, Storm, Alteria, Feb 2025). The platform uses AI and computer vision to transform smartphone images into high-quality vehicle visuals 500x faster, with 360-degree spins, automated enhancement, and background editing. Spyne's Auto Retail Suite covers sourcing, pricing, lead management, CRM, and publishing. The company operates globally in India, US, EMEA, and APAC.

Spyne.ai is a deep-tech startup founded in 2018 by Sanjay Varnwal (CEO, IIT Kharagpur B.Tech) and Deepti Prasad, specializing in AI-powered visual merchandising for automotive retail. The company has raised $25.4M across 6 rounds: $7M (Accel, Storm Ventures, 2022) and $16M Series A (Vertex Ventures with Accel, Storm, Alteria, 2025). Sanjay previously held tech/product leadership roles at Oyo and is an active angel investor (9 startups, 4 boards). Spyne uses AI and computer vision to transform smartphone images into high-quality vehicle visuals 500x faster, offering 360-degree spins, automated enhancement, background editing, and shadow correction. The platform evolved from general photography (2018-2022) to focus almost entirely on automotive retail (2023+). Spynes Auto Retail Suite covers the entire vehicle lifecycle: sourcing, pricing, lead management, CRM, and automated publishing. The company has global operations in India, US, EMEA, and APAC.