Guruprasad Venkatesha is a tech entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of b-cube.ai, an AI-driven crypto trading platform that provides AI trading infrastructure for building trade strategies with or without coding skills. ^[1][2]

Education

Venkatesha graduated from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Management in 2008. ^[1]

Career

Venkatesha began his career at Bosch India in 2008 as an industrial engineer, focusing on equipment installations, project planning, and process optimization. He later joined Morgan Stanley in 2009 as an investment analyst, where he conducted financial analysis, created financial models, and supported client meetings until 2011. In 2003, he founded Sharegiants Wealth Advisors Private Limited, an investment management and advisory company officially registered in 2005. Despite the 2008 financial crisis, he expanded the company, diversifying into stock broking, portfolio management, real estate, and money lending by 2015. ^[3][4]

In 2017, he co-founded Acintya Global Holdings SAS, where he managed cryptocurrency investments and analyzed market trends, working towards creating a hedge fund powered by AI technology. In 2018, he co-founded b-cube.ai, a platform that develops AI-driven trading strategies for cryptocurrency markets. The company received several awards, including recognition from Forbes Hungary in 2021 and selection for EU-funded blockchain acceleration programs. Under his leadership, b-cube.ai conducted an ICO to create a hedge fund operated by AI-driven bots. Venkatesha has also been a guest writer for BitcoinBázis since 2020, providing technical analysis and insights into cryptocurrency markets. ^[3][4]

In 2018, Venkatesha briefly led YogaCoin.tech, a blockchain-based platform aimed at the wellness industry. The project sought to create a cryptocurrency for holistic and wellness services, partnering with various wellness centers and launching an ICO. His work in the blockchain sector reflects his commitment to integrating traditional financial instruments with emerging digital technologies, driving efficiency and innovation in capital markets. ^[3][4]

Interviews

Community Interview

In a September 2023 community call, Maria Solano interviewed Venkatesha, discussing the challenges and strategies behind building successful communities, especially within niche sectors like AI-driven crypto trading. Venkatesha shared his journey from launching a startup that automated stock trading via SMS to founding b-cube.ai, emphasizing the importance of values, trust, and transparency in community-building. He highlighted that b-cube.ai's community is built around shared values, mutual support, and knowledge-sharing, transcending typical transactional relationships. Despite market volatility and challenges, the community's loyalty is maintained through consistent delivery, open communication, and a commitment to democratizing access to institutional-grade trading tools. Venkatesha's strategy for community growth included targeted content creation, leveraging existing platforms, and engaging directly with users on competitor channels to build an initial customer base. ^[5]

About B-Cube.ai

In June 2021, GAINS Associates’s Alexandre Raffin interviewed Venkatesha about B-Cube.ai, an AI-driven crypto trading platform offering bots for both centralized and decentralized exchanges. B-Cube's bots are proprietary, developed in-house, and available to the public since October 2019. They were initially free before becoming automated in March 2020. The platform focuses on providing high-performance bots, including a standout called the Bulls and Bears Altcoin Bot, with a historical return of over 1,100%. B-Cube emphasizes education through webinars and offers a staking system with their native token for accessing bots and educational content. They implement risk management systems to prevent significant losses by setting stop-loss orders. The company aims to expand into DeFi solutions and plans to release new products, including a DEX trading bot and branded e-bikes for promotional purposes. ^[6]

Panels

AI and Trading

At ETH Rio 24, Venkatesha presented the capabilities and limitations of AI in trading, emphasizing the importance of realistic expectations. He explained that while AI-driven platforms like B-Cube analyzed large amounts of data rapidly, recognized patterns, and made autonomous trading decisions, they could not guarantee returns due to market unpredictability. He highlighted common misconceptions, such as promises of consistent returns and the misuse of backtesting data, warning that such claims were often misleading. Venkatesha also critiqued the trend of companies falsely branding themselves as AI-driven without substantial evidence. B-Cube aimed to provide autonomous trading, focusing on adaptability and consistency, using a proprietary AI system that dynamically selected and executed strategies based on real-time market conditions. He concluded by detailing B-Cube's institutional-grade capabilities, regulatory compliance, and the company's growth and achievements in AI and trading. ^[7]