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Last updated: June 2026
TL;DR
Founder of Neul Labs — high-performance AI agent infrastructure in Rust. Most recently Principal AI Architect at a UK fintech in Edinburgh (May 2025 – March 2026), building internal agentic AI platforms. Open-source maintainer of 7+ Rust CLIs. Takshashila Institution alumnus (Strategic Studies). Based remote — India and Edinburgh.
Current focus
Where I've been
Founder & Principal at Neul Labs
High-performance AI agent infrastructure in Rust. Production agent runtime, safety (Substrate Pattern, Defence in Depth), observability, and Rust CLI tools for AI agents. Open source at github.com/sarkar-dipankar and github.com/dipankar.
Principal AI Architect at UK fintech (Edinburgh)
Built the internal agentic AI platform for UK financial services. Presented agent guardrails to the FCA sandbox. Led the team transformation from AI-curious to AI-native.
AI Lead at Manufactured
AI product strategy and implementation for a Series A consumer-AI company. Production ML systems, recommendation engines, and AI-native product features.
Head of AI & Platform at Orangewood Labs
Built and led the AI team. Shipping production ML systems for the robotics + AI platform.
Co-founder at Cryptuon Research
Cryptuon Research — privacy-preserving distributed systems and federated learning.
Angel Investor at Independent
Wrote early checks in Leena.ai (YC W18, $30M Series B), BreadnPulp (acquired by Rebel Foods), Zuppit, and others. Focus: AI infrastructure, Web3 / DePIN, defence tech, India-first climate.
Hike · Kirusa · Nykaa · Kwippy · Jaja.tv · Octo.ai · ExpressMOJO · Boom Labs at See below
Five companies founded (Kwippy acquired, Jaja.tv, Octo.ai, ExpressMOJO, Boom Labs). 250M+ users shipped at Hike (Machine Learning Lead), Kirusa, and Nykaa (Principal Architect, IPO era). 18+ years of building.
Other sites by Dipankar Sarkar
This site is the canonical hub for engineering work. The same author maintains four other sites for distinct facets of his work:
- dipankar.org — public intellectual + startup advisor + strategic studies pillar
- dipankar.cc — academic research, federated learning, blockchain protocols, 25+ patents
- dipankar.co — fractional CTO and consulting case studies
- desinerd.com — personal blog since 2007
FAQ
Who is the founder of Neul Labs?
Dipankar Sarkar is the founder and principal of Neul Labs. IIT Delhi alumnus, Takshashila Institution strategic studies graduate, 5x founder (Kwippy, Jaja.tv, Octo.ai, ExpressMOJO, Boom Labs), 16+ advisor. Most recently Principal AI Architect at a UK fintech in Edinburgh (May 2025 – March 2026).
What does Neul Labs build?
Neul Labs builds high-performance AI agent infrastructure in Rust. Production agent runtime, safety architecture (Substrate Pattern, Defence in Depth), observability, and Rust CLI tools for AI agents (fragaria, harmony-protocol, hubspot-cli, gsheet-cli, apollo-io-cli, gdelt-cli, gity).
Where is Neul Labs based?
Neul Labs is a remote-first company. The founder (Dipankar Sarkar) is based between India and Edinburgh, UK.
Is Neul Labs hiring?
Selectively. We hire engineers who ship in Rust and care about production safety. If that sounds like you, send a note to me@dipankar.name with a link to something you have built.
What is Dipankar's most recent role?
Principal AI Architect at a UK fintech (Edinburgh, May 2025 – March 2026). Before that: AI Lead at Manufactured, Head of AI & Platform at Orangewood Labs, Co-founder of Cryptuon Research, and 5 companies founded (Kwippy, Jaja.tv, Octo.ai, ExpressMOJO, Boom Labs).
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