Naveen Tewari

Naveen Tewari is an Indian tech leader and entrepreneur, best known for founding InMobi in 2007 and later launching Glance, both built around cutting-edge AI technologies. A graduate of IIT Kanpur with an MBA from Harvard Business School, he led InMobi to become India’s first unicorn and positioned it as a global mobile advertising powerhouse.

Tewari is now driving an AI-first strategy, including a massive $200 million investment in generative AI for InMobi’s ad tech and Glance commerce platforms. He has boldly predicted that AI could automate up to 80% of coding tasks by year-end, urging engineers to upskill. Under his leadership, Glance has partnered with Google Cloud to integrate generative AI through Gemini and Android, creating real-time, personalised experiences for over 400 million users.

Tewari has played a key role in supporting around 30 start-ups across India, personally investing in and mentoring ventures including NestAway, SlideRule, Mettl, Moneysights, Bombay Canteen, Zimmber, and Razorpay. He is a firm believer that start-ups will drive India’s future growth. He co-founded iSPIRT—a think tank and change agent focused on shaping government policy, creating market enablers and nurturing product entrepreneurs. Through this initiative, he aims to help transform India into a global hub for next-generation software products.