Virtual CTO
Data & AI Strategy

Unlocking Blue Oceans through Scalable Intelligence and Applied Innovation

Who I Am

I am a seasoned Engineering Leader with over 25 years of experience in building and scaling AI-driven SaaS platforms. As your Virtual CTO, I help founders, enterprises, and product teams unlock business value by embedding intelligence into software systems, accelerating innovation while optimizing costs.

My Blue Ocean Promise

AI is not just a feature—it is a fundamental shift in value creation. I guide teams to reimagine workflows, platforms, and customer experiences through strategic AI adoption, unlocking uncontested market spaces and sustainable growth levers.

Yogesh Dandawate

Yogesh Dandawate

Virtual CTO – Data & AI Strategy

Services Offered

Comprehensive solutions to transform your business through strategic AI adoption and implementation

01
Data & AI Product Strategy
  • Identify high-value AI/ML opportunities with tangible business impact
  • Define North Star Metrics for long-term product evolution
  • Architect scalable roadmaps to capture untapped market whitespace
02
Fractional CTO Leadership
  • Technology due diligence, product audits, and platform scalability advisory
  • Strategic alignment across product, engineering, and business goals
  • Support in investor presentations and team building for long-term success
03
GenAI & Workflow Automation
  • Design and deploy Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
  • Automate decision-making workflows using LLMs, CrewAI, LangGraph, and n8n
  • Build knowledge agents for document analysis, legal reasoning, healthcare ops, and beyond
04
AI-Powered Accelerated Development
  • Implement AI-assisted coding (Vibe Coding) to reduce dev cycles by 30–50%
  • Use GenAI copilots to accelerate front-end, backend, and API development
  • Deploy reusable automation frameworks to reduce repetitive engineering tasks
  • Integrate intelligent testing, CI/CD, and deployment using AI-native DevOps stacks
05
Data Modernization & Infrastructure
  • Architect cloud-neutral data pipelines with open-source technologies
  • Enable lakehouse models, observability, and analytics for real-time insight
  • Ensure compliance, security, and scalability across geographies

Ready to transform your business?

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Who I Work With

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Founders

Transforming visionary ideas into scalable, AI-first MVPs

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Enterprises

Leading data and AI initiatives with rapid ROI

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Advisory/Consulting Firms

Co-creating capability decks and GTM accelerators

Why Me

25+ Years Experience

In AI, data engineering, SaaS, and product leadership

Strategy Meets Execution

Boardroom fluency + engineering depth

Multi-domain Expertise

LegalTech, HealthTech, EdTech, FinTech

Global Experience

Track record across India, US, GCC

Let's Co-Create Your Data-Driven Future

Ready to unlock the potential of AI and data for your business? Get in touch to discuss how we can work together.

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