DTM E41. Industrial automation using ultrasonic IoT sensors - XYMA Analytics

Nishanth Raja, is a researcher turned entrepreneur with expertise in Ultrasonic Guided wave, Hi-Temp Sensor, NDE, Data analysis and interpretation. He is the co-founder of XYMA Analytics, a Deep tech startup on a mission to enhance industrial automation using IoT-enabled Ultrasonic Waveguide sensors to address the critical pain point in industries with High-Temperature applications.

In this episode, we cover

(00:00:39) Backdrop on Xyma’s Aegis Graham Bell innovation award

(00:02:08) What motivated Nishanth to start Xyma Analytics?

(00:05:30) What is the core problem that Xyma is looking to solve? And what are the products that it has come up with to solve that problem?

(00:09:57) What were some of the initial activation hurdles Nishanth faced to make his clients trust and try his product?

(00:10:21) How did Nishanth overcome those hurdles?

(00:11:59) What are the major technologies at play, and what software layer is on top of it?

(00:15:47) After gaining some good traction, how has Nishanth’s team gone about building moats into this product?

(00:16:53) What advice does Nishanth give to fellow entrepreneurs who are looking to make it zero to one in this field?

(00:19:06) How did Xyma go about defining its customer segment in the initial days? And how did it change over the years?

(00:21:16) What are some of the biggest challenges right now for Xyma?

(00:23:20) How does Nishanth see the role of AI contributing towards the growth of Xyma?

Where to find us?

Nishanth Raja – nishanthraja (LinkedIn)

XYMA Analytics – XYMAAnalytics (LinkedIn), @AnalyticsXyma (Twitter)

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