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AkulNehra
Building intelligence, byte by byte.founder · builder
I build iOS (Swift) and full-stack (Next.js) products, publish ML research, and ship at startups and ventures.
4+
Products shipped
200+
People reached
300+
Nonprofit beneficiaries
4
Countries · ARISE
App StoreIEEE ICITSIFHarvard HUVTSPOpen to SWE internships · Summer 2026
Seeking software engineering internships for Summer 2026 — explore my work below or email me to connect.
Genesis Global School
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Selected work
Products I've shipped, research I've published, and ventures I've scaled.
Featured
Technical
Live · real testers
Accepted · Jan 2026
IEEE ICITSIF Research
Peer-reviewed AI for traffic & emissions
Urban traffic incidents drive wait times and CO₂ — we needed data-driven insight, not guesswork.
PythonAI / MLResearch
Ventures & impact
$2,500 grant · 300+ women · 4 countries
Project ARISE
$2,500 Youth Action Fund grant
Rural women lacked accessible financial education across borders.
NonprofitCurriculumOperations
Stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptSwiftSQLReactNext.jsNode.jsFirebaseSupabaseAI / LLM APIsGitVercelFusion 360SolidWorks
Summer 2025
Startup intern at Rove
YC-backed startup
At Rove, I worked on flight tracking routes, destination optimization, and hands-on implementation with a YC-backed team — ~15 hrs/week shipping real product code.
Built and refined flight tracking routes for the core product
Worked on optimizing destinations — routing logic and data-driven improvements
Owned implementation from spec to production alongside the engineering team
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Experience
Internships, ventures, and teams.
Jun — Jul 2025
Startup Intern
FeaturedRove
- YC-backed startup — flight & travel product
- Flight tracking routes, destination optimization, and feature implementation
- ~15 hrs/week shipping with the engineering team
Summer 2025
Harvard HUVTSP
Undergraduate Venture Tech Summer Program
- Selected among <15% of applicants
- Venture and technology entrepreneurship at Harvard
2025 — Present
President
School AI Club
- Lead my school's AI Club with 25+ members
- Mentor on applying data-driven thinking to real-world problems
- Emphasize evaluating assumptions, managing uncertainty, and using models as decision-support tools — not definitive answers
- Guide discussions on ethical deployment of AI
2025 — Present
Founder & Developer
Orion Finance
- Personal finance learning app — live on the App Store
- Swift/UIKit; hypothesis-driven feature iteration
2025 — Present
Executive Director
Project ARISE
- $2,500 Youth Action Fund grant
- Financial literacy for 300+ women across 4 countries
2025 — Present
Founder
Frontier Challenge
- Global STEM challenge — 200+ participants, ~14 countries
- Raised $500+ in two weeks; built ops and judging infrastructure
2024 — 2025
Design Engineer
F1 in Schools — Sixth Gear
- Top 7 nationally; top-10 fastest car
- CFD analysis and Fusion 360 aerodynamic modeling
2024 — 2025
VP of Education
Toastmasters Gavels Club
- Lead workshops and coach members on public speaking
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Who I am
Developer, founder, and researcher.
Education
Genesis Global School
- Completed IB MYP Programme · 2026
- Incoming IB DP programme · Class of 2028
- $2,500 Youth Action Fund grant for Project ARISE
- Harvard Undergraduate Venture Tech Summer Program (HUVTSP)
Recent roles
Jun — Jul 2025
Startup Intern
Rove
YC-backed startup — flight & travel product
Summer 2025
Harvard HUVTSP
Undergraduate Venture Tech Summer Program
Selected among <15% of applicants
2025 — Present
President
School AI Club
Lead my school's AI Club with 25+ members
I'm a developer and founder building at the intersection of code, research, and real-world impact — from peer-reviewed AI work to apps on the App Store and a funded nonprofit.
Recent highlights: IEEE paper accepted, App Store launch, Rove internship at a YC-backed startup, Harvard HUVTSP, and Project ARISE serving 300+ women across 4 countries.
Debate & public speakingEngineering & designBuilding productsSTEM outreachCompetitive problem-solving
When I'm not coding, you'll find me prepping for debate rounds, tinkering with CAD for F1 in Schools, or mentoring through Toastmasters.
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Beyond the screen
Debate, engineering, and leadership — where I build grit and communication.
Apr 2025
World Schools Debate
Malaysia WSDC · Champion & Best Speaker
Competed against 50+ teams and 200+ debaters internationally — champion team and best speaker. Selected in the top ~60 nationwide from 1,500+ for ISDS.
DebateLeadershipPublic speaking
F1 in Schools
2024 — 2025Design Engineer · Sixth Gear
Top 7 nationally as design engineer — top-10 fastest car, full scrutineering, CFD and Fusion 360 modeling for competitive aerodynamics.
Learn moreCMIMC 2026
Feb 2026Carnegie Mellon Informatics & Math
Top 10 team at CMIMC (Feb 2026) — timed problem-solving across informatics and mathematics at one of the strongest competitions in the US.
ICSC Silver Honour
Nov 2025Top 2% of 2,500+ globally
Silver honour in the International Computer Science Competition — timed coding, algorithmic thinking, and technical paper analysis under pressure.
Toastmasters Gavels
2024 — 2025VP of Education
Lead education programming for the club — coaching members on speeches, running workshops, and building a culture of confident public speaking.
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Get in touch
Internships, collaborations, and building.
Let's build something.
iOS & full-stack developer · founder · researcher. Seeking software engineering internships for Summer 2026 — email is the fastest way to reach me.
akulnehra@gmail.com