NeuralArc
Investor Profile · 2026
Co-Founder & CEO

Aniket
Tapre

"Intelligence is only valuable when it is in motion."

Serial entrepreneur and AI visionary with 30+ years building technology ventures across Australia, the United Kingdom, India, and the United States. Aniket founded NeuralArc to solve a fundamental gap in the enterprise AI market — the absence of a unified, production-grade AI operating system that acts, not merely advises.

Aniket Tapre
AT
Founder & CEO · NeuralArc
30+
Years Building
Tech Ventures
3
Companies
Founded
4
Global Markets
Operated In
∞
Exits &
Angel Investments

Venture Track Record

Co-Founder & CEO
NeuralArc · Helium AI
2025 — Present
Built enterprise-grade Deep Agent platform from zero to media coverage in Economic Times, CIO&Leader, Conglomerate Magazine. Flagship product Helium AI positioned as the AI Operating System for business.
Founder & CEO
Ampersand (Multiply)
Prior
Serial founder with multiple successful exits across technology and AI-adjacent ventures in AU, UK, IN, US markets.
Angel Investor
AI & Tech Startups
Ongoing
Active angel investor in the AI ecosystem, backing early-stage ventures with capital and strategic guidance.

Why Helium AI Exists

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The Gap Aniket Identified Copilots suggest. RPA scripts break. Workflow tools connect steps but don't understand intent. Enterprises still manually bridge everything — Helium AI was built to close this gap permanently.
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The Differentiation Helium AI owns the final result, not just the recommendation. It remembers business context over time, plans dynamically, and has security, approvals, and audit trails built into execution — not bolted on.
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The Vision "The future is not just AI-enabled. It is AI-native." NeuralArc is engineering the next layer of enterprise intelligence — bespoke, deep, and outcome-driven.

Recognition

Economic Times
CIO & Leader
Conglomerate Magazine
MediaNews4U
NeuralArc
Investor Profile · 2026
Co-Founder · AI & Data Strategist

Sheetal
Patole

"AI today is no longer about experimentation — it is about building systems that are useful, safe and value-driven."

A globally recognised thought leader and evangelist in AI and data, celebrated for innovating with data and AI to deliver sustainable, measurable results. 25+ years of executive leadership across banking, financial services, resources, consulting and technology. Former CIO/CDAO at Barclays, CDAO at Macquarie Group, and Global Head of BI & Analytics at Rio Tinto. Recognised globally as a Top 100 Women in Data Analytics & AI (2025).

Having lived and breathed the real-world constraints of AI deployments inside large organisations for over 25 years, Sheetal co-founded Helium AI with a clear mission: to give enterprises the tools to safely deploy AI, scale with confidence, and unlock genuine, lasting value.

Sheetal Patole
SP
Co-Founder · NeuralArc
24+
Years Executive
Leadership
£20M
Annual Savings
Delivered at Barclays
$30M
Operational Savings
at Rio Tinto
#1
Australia's Top Digital Bank
Macquarie Transformation

Executive Career Timeline

Co-Founder / Investor
NeuralArc · Helium AI
Jan 2026 — Present
Leading enterprise execution model — embedding Helium AI across enterprise workflows with emphasis on governance, transparency and long-term resilience.
AI, Data & Analytics Strategist
Infosys
Jan 2025 — Present
Strategic AI and data advisory across global enterprise clients.
CIO / CDAO
Barclays
2021 — 2023
Transformed Barclays to reduce cost and improve customer experience — delivering £20M in annual savings through AI-driven data transformation.
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Macquarie Group
2016 — 2020
Transformed Macquarie into Australia's #1 Digital Bank through enterprise-wide data and AI strategy, doubling the customer base and driving significant operational growth.
Global Head of BI & Analytics
Rio Tinto
2015 — 2016
Generated $30M in operational savings through global analytics transformation at one of the world's largest mining companies.
Data & Analytics Leader
PwC
2010 — 2015
Led data and analytics practice across financial services and resources sectors.

Awards & Recognition

2025
Top 100 Women in Data Analytics & AI
2024
Top 10 Global Data Innovators
2023
Hot Topics Top 100 CDOs

Mentoring & Advisory

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Techstars
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Women in Banking & Finance
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Migrant Leaders UK

Role at NeuralArc

Sheetal leads the evolution of Helium AI's enterprise execution model — defining how the platform is embedded across enterprise workflows and decision environments, with a strong emphasis on governance, transparency and long-term resilience.

Her mandate: move enterprises beyond AI pilots to scalable, production-grade deployments that deliver measurable impact with trust and accountability at the core.

✉ sheetalvpatole@gmail.com
✆ +44 07487566708