I build systems that run without me.

I'm Kartik, a 22-year-old founder and full-stack developer. I studied Data Science at IIT Madras, did ML research at Cluely and Visa, and I ship things fast.

I think about autonomous systems, post-quantum cryptography, and AI infrastructure. Currently building OpenCrew, the operating system for running a business solo.

Developing OpenCrew's Kernel/ReadingThe Network State

SYSTEMS_BUILT 12+STACK TypeScriptRESEARCH Post-QuantumSTATUS BuildingNPM_DOWNLOADS 2.5K+LOCATION IndiaOPEN_SOURCE AlwaysCOFFEE_TO_CODE ∞LATENCY Ship FastIIT_MADRAS Data Science

At a glance.

Stack

TypeScript / Node.js
Python / ML
React / Next.js
Shopify / E-commerce
AWS / Vercel
Claude Code / AI Agents

Timeline

OpenCrew (Founder)Feb 2026 – Present
Cluely (ML Research)Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Visa (ML Research)Mar – Jun 2025
IIT Madras (Data Sci)2021 – 25

Interests

Autonomous systems
Post-quantum cryptography
AI infrastructure
Developer tooling
Bio-cryptographic identity

Building right now.

livelast pushIsItSafeBro · 20d ago·tokburn34 dl/week·opencrewprivate beta·soma paperv1.0 · apr 2026

Building

OpenCrew

The future of running a company, solo. Describe your business idea to Theo, it builds everything: brand, website, product. Then it runs itself: marketing, sales, support, all automatic. Not in months, in minutes.

BuildingResearch

SOMA

Bio-cryptographic identity for the AI age. Your cryptographic key is generated fresh from your living heartbeat, exists for milliseconds, and is destroyed after signing. Post-quantum, PUF-based.

Shipped

tokburn

A pixel art coding companion for Claude Code. Choose a Tokemon, it lives in your terminal, reacts to your token usage, roasts your spending, and evolves as you code.

3K+ downloads in a weekon npm

BuildingCommunity

Founder's Network

The room IIT founders should have built years ago. A curated, invite-only directory of IIT alumni actively building companies. Find co-founders, recruit, raise, and unblock with peers who've shipped before. Vouched-only, no recruiters, high signal.

Brand

Nubronic Forte

My own supplement brand. A premium magnesium supplement designed for people who value performance. Recover better, think clearer, perform consistently.

Things I've built.

git log --oneline --reverse

2026

tokburn

Pixel art Tokemon in your Claude Code terminal. 3 starters, 9 evolutions, live dashboard. 2.5K+ downloads, zero deps.

Node.jsnpmOpen Source

2024

ASTrader

Live trading simulation on NSE/MCX via Zerodha API. Real market data, simulated engine.

Next.jsFastAPIZerodha API

2023

CCS Enviro Control

Enterprise lab reporting software. Full digital transformation across 3 branches in Gujarat.

Full StackEnterprise

2022

PixG Media House

Content repurposing agency for podcasters. Post-production, clips, distribution, paid media.

AgencyContent OpsPaid Media

Journal & Research.

4 entries

Apr 22, 2026

SOMA: a protocol for distinguishing humans from machines when every external credential has fallen5 min · ~1,381 tokens

Research

A summary of the SOMA Research / OpenCrew whitepaper, Proof of Human (V1.0, April 2026). Read the full paper →

Apr 15, 2026

Why I'm building an OS for businesses, not another AI tool1 min · ~308 tokens

Thinking

Every week, another AI tool launches. Another chatbot. Another copilot. Another "AI powered" version of something that already exists.

Mar 10, 2026

How tokburn got 2.5K downloads by being a pet that roasts you1 min · ~254 tokens

Dev log

Most dev tools compete on features. tokburn competed on personality.

Dec 20, 2025

Running an agency, a startup, and a supplement brand at 221 min · ~258 tokens

Life

People ask how I manage it. The honest answer: I don't "manage" it in any traditional sense. I just keep building and let systems handle the rest.

Get in touch.

Always open to interesting conversations, collaborations, or geeking out about systems and crypto.

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