Our Team
The people behind Opika.
Our team brings together experience across software, operations, product strategy, marketing, research, and growth execution. We work at the intersection of technology and execution to help businesses build practical systems that support long-term growth.
Founder & Strategy
Dr. Kanth Miriyala, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 35 years spanning Big 5 consulting, enterprise technology leadership, and two decades working with startups. At Opika, Dr. Kanth applies that depth to one problem: making humans-in-the-loop agentic AI work for real businesses - in go-to-market, growth, and visibility.
Strategy & Operations
Akash Miriyala
Akash brings a strong background in business analytics, financial planning, and data-driven decision-making. At Opika, he helps startups and technology companies identify, evaluate, and onboard high-quality talent, combining analytical rigor with practical business insight.
AI Builder & Research
Aniket De
Aniket focuses on strategy, research, and systems thinking at Opika. He enjoys breaking down complex problems into simple, actionable frameworks and brings a first-principles approach to growth, market analysis, and practical execution.
GTM Execution & Operations
Shashank
Shashank works across go-to-market execution, automation, and client delivery at Opika. With a background in software development and operations, he helps design and implement growth systems spanning websites, content, outreach, analytics, and AI-powered workflows.
People & Operations
Sidelle Menon
Sidelle works across people operations, project coordination, and client execution at Opika. Her experience spans operations, marketing, leadership development, and working closely with diverse teams to create structure and enable collaboration.
Product Marketing & Growth
Raunak Srivastava
Raunak focuses on product marketing, go-to-market strategy, and AI-enabled growth systems at Opika. He helps turn complex products and ideas into clearer positioning, practical messaging, market research, and growth workflows.