"What we think, we become." — Buddha

About Me

Vikram Aditya

I'm Vikram Aditya (Aditya Kumar ; 王阳明 - Wang Yangming). A Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay (Class of 2024), currently working in the Founder's Office at Teachmint in Bengaluru.

I'm also building Crushky — an AI-first dating app where you have one honest conversation with an AI matchmaker, and it finds the person who actually gets you. No swiping. No awkward openers.

Vikram Aditya

Currently Building

🚀 Startup

Crushky — Talk to AI. Meet your person.

Unlike Hinge/Bumble where you swipe and repeat yourself to every match, on Crushky you have one conversation with an AI matchmaker. The AI learns who you actually are, finds your best match, and explains exactly why you two would work.

Building the MVP for investor demo. Tech stack: React, Tailwind CSS, Claude API.

Visit Crushky

Education

IIT Bombay — B.Tech, Civil Engineering

2020 – 2024 · CPI: 8.12

IIT Bombay wasn't just college, it was a turning point in my life. Looking back, I'd say 90% of what I've learned about life, people, and myself came from these four years.

I dived into everything from civil engineering to entrepreneurship, law, and beyond. Held multiple positions of responsibility from Class Representative and Mentor to working with tech teams like Team Shunya and Team Rakshak, and eventually becoming the Department General Secretary. I did lot of intern, did research, built projects, and even got the chance to explore China.

I made lifelong friends, found coolest and most humble professors, and built memories I'll carry forever. IIT Bombay became my second home, not because of the campus, but because of the life it gave me.

So many stories, so many moments. Maybe one day, I'll write a book: "My 4 Years at IIT Bombay."

University of Cambridge — Research Apprenticeship

Aug 2023 – Sep 2023

Interned at Cambridge Judge Business School, where I learned two truths: data never behaves and deadlines always do.

Tsinghua University — Global Summer Program

Jun 2023 – Jul 2023 · Shenzhen, China

2nd Best Researcher Award · Received Pre-Admission Offer · Asian University Alliance

Explored Shenzhen: loved the city and people, learned dance & calligraphy, and somehow presented research I did in just 3 hours.

IIT Gandhinagar — Invention Factory

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · Ahmedabad

Team of 20 students from 13+ IITs · Goal: Prototype, Pitch and Patent

Learned how to think, how to draft patents, and how to present in front of an audience. Invented a self-sealing biomedical bin that lowered exposure to biomedical waste by around 60%.

Best Moments: Ate lots of ice cream and chocolates every day (free from the program!), had pizza parties, tried skating, learned how to play video games — and got addicted.

Worst Moments: Discovered I have major stage fright and realized I'm not as smart as I thought.

Patna Collegiate School

2018 – 2020 · Mathematics and Science

The only time I visited school in those two years was for exams. Studied just before each exam and somehow secured 1st rank in school.

Achievements

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Provisional Patent — India & USA

Invented a Mechanical Self-Sealing Biomedical bin (2021)

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JEE Advanced — 99.34 percentile

Among 0.2 million students (2020)

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JEE Main — 98.96 percentile

Among 1.2 million students (2020)

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2nd Best Researcher — Tsinghua University

Asian University Alliance Overseas Program (2023)

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Silver Medal — Inter Hostel Chess

IIT Bombay

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Conferences

G-20 Mumbai · Wharton India Economic Forum · Technology Vision 2047

Skills & Interests

Technical

Excel SQL Python LaTeX MATLAB AutoCAD SolidWorks Fusion 360 QGIS ETABS Canva Figma Miro

Interests

Chess Swimming Yoga Rubik's Cube Badminton Harmonica Book Reading Current Affairs Standup

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