Profile
Who I am
I'm Gopi Krishna Lakkepuram - founder & CEO of Hyperleap AI, an AI chatbots and automation platform live with 200+ clients across 35+ industries.
I've been writing code since I was twelve. Two decades later, software is still the only thing that holds my attention the same way. My career began as an intern at Microsoft, Hyderabad in December 2005, which turned into eleven years at Microsoft across India and the United States - building Office 365 and Outlook at planet scale, shipping software used by hundreds of millions of people every day.
In 2017 I moved back to India to pursue an MBA at the Indian School of Business (ISB), which gave me the other half of the toolkit: how businesses actually make money, hire, and grow. The combination of Microsoft engineering rigor and ISB business muscle is the lens I bring to everything I build today.
I run Hyperleap as essentially a one-engineer company - me, a few exceptionally smart interns, and AI agents as my team. My day job is product, sales, marketing, and a relentless amount of writing code. If you're building something with AI as your leverage, I'd love to compare notes.
Hyderabad, India Full circle
December 2005 → December 2025
I interviewed as an intern at Microsoft Hyderabad in December 2005. Twenty years later, almost to the month, I walked back into the same MPR - this time as the speaker, talking about building extensive platforms as a solo engineer with AI tools. Same room. Different side of the stage.
Fast facts
ex-Microsoft
11+ years across India & the US. Office 365 and Outlook at planet scale.
ISB MBA
Returned to India in 2017 for the business half of the toolkit.
Since age 12
Two decades of writing code. Still the only thing that holds my attention.
Team of one
A few exceptionally smart interns and AI agents as my team.
200+ clients
Hyperleap AI is live across 35+ industries, including Jungle Lodges & Resorts and Deloitte.
Backed
Microsoft for Startups · Govt of Karnataka empaneled.