About Us

Passionate Minds,
Transforming Travel with
AI and Personalisation

Passionate Minds,
Transforming
Travel with AI
and Personalization

Our mission is to transform the $600 billion online travel market by integrating AI and Web3 technologies, delivering personalised travel solutions that simplify planning for millions of travellers. We aim to enable 10,000 agents to monetise their expertise, bridging gaps in personalisation, accessibility, and local insights.

Team Behind Buk Protocol

Founder, CEO

Arul Prakash

Former COO at Polytrade Finance & Tata Digital. 15+ yrs exp in blockchain, product dev, & consulting. Leads with cross-domain expertise in web3 economy & scaling tech-enabled businesses.

Founder, CEO

Arul Prakash

Former COO at Polytrade Finance & Tata Digital. 15+ yrs exp in blockchain, product dev, & consulting. Leads with cross-domain expertise in web3 economy & scaling tech-enabled businesses.

Co-Founder, CTO

Nikhil Kulkarni

Second-time founder in AI+Travel. 15+ yrs in emerging tech consulting. Ex KPMG, cofounder at Darwin Tech. Expertise in enterprise architecture, Software Development, Tech Strategy, Product & Program management.

Co-Founder, CTO

Nikhil Kulkarni

Second-time founder in AI+Travel. 15+ yrs in emerging tech consulting. Ex KPMG, cofounder at Darwin Tech. Expertise in enterprise architecture, Software Development, Tech Strategy, Product & Program management.

CMO

Aditi Saini

Former Marketing Manager at Tegro & Polytrade Finance. 4+ experience in web3 growth & marketing in DeFi, gaming & RWAs & 5 years experience in web2 marketing in fintech.

CMO

Aditi Saini

Former Marketing Manager at Tegro & Polytrade Finance. 4+ experience in web3 growth & marketing in DeFi, gaming & RWAs & 5 years experience in web2 marketing in fintech.

Full Stack Developer

Pradyum Singh

Skilled in React, React Native,Express, and TypeScript. With a passion for crafting seamless user experiences and a love for exploration, finds joy in both coding and traveling.

Full Stack Developer

Pradyum Singh

Skilled in React, React Native,Express, and TypeScript. With a passion for crafting seamless user experiences and a love for exploration, finds joy in both coding and traveling.

Full Stack Developer

Salih Poovathingal

Full-Stack Developer, with 5+ years in AI, crypto, and fintech, building and scaling AI-driven Web3 products. Built Dotfeeds and. Deeply connected in the Dubai Web3 ecosystem, specializing in DeFi, gaming, and AI product development.

Full Stack Developer

Salih Poovathingal

Full-Stack Developer, with 5+ years in AI, crypto, and fintech, building and scaling AI-driven Web3 products. Built Dotfeeds and. Deeply connected in the Dubai Web3 ecosystem, specializing in DeFi, gaming, and AI product development.

Marketing Manager

Asian Chand

Startup growth expert with 4+ years of experience driving growth & engagement in Web3 across Gaming & RWAs. Formerly at Rework, Web3Tides & Titanium Technology. 

Marketing Manager

Asian Chand

Startup growth expert with 4+ years of experience driving growth & engagement in Web3 across Gaming & RWAs. Formerly at Rework, Web3Tides & Titanium Technology. 

Engineering Intern

Vamsi Sompalli

Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Web3, organizing events and hackathons across India, mentoring developers, and driving tech operations & community growth.

Engineering Intern

Vamsi Sompalli

Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Web3, organizing events and hackathons across India, mentoring developers, and driving tech operations & community growth.

Advisors Team

Sandeep Nailwal

COO — Polygon Network

Diego Lofeudo

illusions Online Corproration

Eugene Nacu

CTO, Co-Founder — Rarible

Manish Dureja

Ex-CEO — Jet Privilege, Jet Airways

Louis Dharma

Hansa.Network, Ex-Immutable

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