KAVIA AI
About Us
We're KAVIA AI, a San Francisco, CA based startup backed by a seasoned global Engineering + Product team across the U.S., India and South America. Our mission is to reinvent how software gets built for both Enterprise and Consumers, making software development more accessible and empowering the next generation of software creators – faster, smarter, and at scale.
Our AI powered coding platform streamlines the entire development lifecycle, from early planning to post-launch fixes. Built for speed and designed for complex enterprise codebases, backends and database integration, Kavia helps teams ship faster, break less, and focus on what matters: building great products.
Meet the Team
Labeeb Ismail
Labeeb Ismail
Founder and CEO
Labeeb is the Founder and CEO of Kavia, bringing over 20 years of enterprise software and AI leadership. As a former SVP at Comcast/Sky, he led 2,000+ engineers and co-created the RDK video stack, now deployed on 150M+ devices.
With 30+ software and AI patents, Labeeb is focused on transforming product development through full-stack AI automation, bridging the gaps between vibe coding and software development rigor for the next generation of software creators and enterprise alike.
Anita Ganti
Anita Ganti
Co-Founder and COO
Anita Ganti is Chief Operating Officer of KAVIA AI, where she brings deep operating and governance experience across enterprise technology. She is a seasoned industry leader who has held senior, customer-facing executive roles supporting executive-level engagements with global platform, cloud, telecom, automotive, semiconductor, and regulated enterprises. From 2015 to 2019, Ms. Ganti served as Senior Vice President of the Product Engineering Services organization at Wipro Limited, where she led global offerings and operations with annual revenues exceeding $600 million. Previously, she was Vice President of Global Technology at Flex Ltd. and General Manager of the Precision Signal Path division at Texas Instruments. Across these roles, she has led large-scale business transformations, operational turnarounds, and globally distributed teams.
Ms. Ganti currently serves on the board of directors and audit committee of Power Integrations Inc. (Nasdaq: POWI), where she has chaired the Cybersecurity Committee since 2025. She has served on the board of directors of Silvaco Group (Nasdaq: SVCO) since March 2024 and has chaired its Compensation Committee since April 2024. From June 2023 to April 2024, she served as a director and Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of Exro Technologies (TSX: EXRO). Ms. Ganti holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, an M.S.E.E. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and an M.B.A. (Finance) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Richard Saffir
Richard Saffir
Chief Legal Officer
Rich is a veteran business attorney with 37 years of experience advising closely held companies on M&A, tax strategy, and technology licensing. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings deep legal and transactional expertise to Kavia, supporting corporate structure, compliance, and strategic partnerships.
Matt Bernier
Matt Bernier
Social Media & PR
Matt is a digital marketing leader with experience across industries and B2B + Consumer audiences. He's led marketing for established brands, startups and held leadership roles at digital agencies, with a focus on social media, influencer strategy and integrated marketing.
At Kavia, Matt leads social, PR, and marketing to help shape the company's voice and drive engagement across platforms.
Babu Karunanithi
Babu Karunanithi
Engineering Lead
Babu Karunanithi is a seasoned engineering leader with deep experience building scalable platforms and AI-powered systems. At Kavia, he leads the engineering team, ensuring seamless integration across the platform, AI workflows, and code generation automation (CGA).
With a background spanning cloud infrastructure, intelligent automation, and full-stack development, Babu plays a key role in translating Kavia's technical vision into a high-performance, enterprise-ready product.
Zoltan Kuscsik, PhD
Zoltan Kuscsik, PhD
Code Generation Lead
Zoltan is an expert in embedded AI, LLMs, and computer vision with a background in secure systems and mobile security patents. He previously optimized VP9 at Google and HP, driving performance at scale.
At Kavia, Zoltan leads code generation, applying advanced AI techniques to streamline and accelerate software development.
Jeff Wannamaker
Jeff Wannamaker
Knowledge Framework Lead
Jeff leads knowledge management at Kavia AI, bringing deep expertise in technology and enterprise data strategies to optimize how teams capture and leverage critical information across the organization through scalable knowledge frameworks and AI-driven solutions.
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