Vignan Velivela

Vignan Velivela is the co-founder and chief executive officer of AtoB, a transportation payments technology company based in San Francisco, California. Under his leadership, the fintech startup has secured backing from prominent institutional investors including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and Bloomberg Beta, alongside angel investments from the founders and chief executives of Stripe, Uber, and Google. Prior to launching AtoB, Velivela worked as a robotics software engineer at Cruise Automation, where he developed core systems for autonomous vehicles. He previously co-founded Prajaloan, a digital lending platform headquartered in Bangalore, India, and earned degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and BITS Pilani, completing a dual bachelor's in electronics engineering and a master's in economics. His professional career focuses on bridging financial technology with physical infrastructure to create more efficient transportation and sustainable energy solutions.