Smridhi Seth is the Co-founder of LiaPlus AI, a next-generation voice AI platform transforming enterprise communication across BFSI and e-commerce sectors in 18 languages. Recognized as a Presidential Awardee, 2x Gold Medalist, and one of Forbes’ Top 200 Startup Founders of 2024, Smridhi is a rising force in the AI and startup ecosystem.

At LiaPlus AI, Smridhi leads growth operations and investor relations, driving the platform’s adoption across India, the Middle East, and Africa—with recent expansion into the U.S. and global markets. LiaPlus is the first government-supported voice AI platform adopted by India’s Ministry of IT & Electronics and plays a key role in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Under her leadership, the company has become a trusted partner in scalable, multilingual automation for public and private sector enterprises.

Smridhi is also a proud portfolio founder of Employees 1st Ventures, a firm reimagining the operating system of the modern enterprise. Backed by Employees 1st, LiaPlus AI is part of a curated ecosystem of companies architecting the Autonomous Enterprise—modular, AI-native, and built for perpetual innovation. Through this partnership, Smridhi collaborates with system architects, enterprise leaders, and fellow founders to co-create solutions aligned with the firm’s FutureFlow™ blueprint—accelerating transformation across customer experience, finance, and public service delivery. Her work with Employees 1st reflects a shared belief that the future of business won’t be managed—it will be orchestrated.

With a strong academic foundation from Delhi University and IIM Bangalore (NSRCEL), and recognition from national bodies like the National Commission for Women and MyGov India, Smridhi is committed to building inclusive, high-impact technologies. Her work reflects a deep belief in orchestrating—not managing—innovation, and in designing systems that amplify both human potential and machine intelligence.

Shailesh Jaiswal is the Co-founder of LiaPlus AI, a next-generation voice AI platform transforming enterprise communication through intelligent, multilingual automation. Under his leadership, LiaPlus has scaled across India, the Middle East, Africa, and is now expanding into the U.S. and global markets—automating high-stakes workflows such as customer support, collections, renewals, and KYC in 18+ languages.

Shailesh brings deep expertise in building production-grade AI systems and deploying them at scale. His work spans advanced prompt engineering, voice AI architecture, and enterprise automation. Prior to LiaPlus, he founded Sirway Me, a research services platform that served over 200 universities and 500+ cities across India, which he exited to focus fully on LiaPlus. He also represented LiaPlus as the only Indian startup selected for the prestigious GAIA AI Accelerator in Riyadh, where he explored MENA market expansion and strategic funding.

At LiaPlus, Shailesh has led the development of several flagship innovations, including MeitY Mitra, LiaPlus Voicebot, Chatbot, and Email Assistant—all designed to integrate deeply with enterprise systems and deliver measurable outcomes with enterprise-grade precision.

LiaPlus is a proud portfolio company of Employees 1st Ventures, a venture firm reimagining enterprise transformation through its FutureFlow™ blueprint. As part of this ecosystem, Shailesh collaborates with system architects and enterprise leaders to build modular, AI-native solutions that serve as intelligent building blocks for the Autonomous Enterprise—designed for scale, speed, and perpetual innovation.

Shailesh is passionate about solving real enterprise pain points with AI that works in the real world—handling noise, dialects, and complexity with clarity and confidence. His vision continues to shape LiaPlus into a global leader in voice-first enterprise automation.