Nayrhit Bhattacharya is Co-Founder and CEO at Gushwork, an AI-powered marketing platform helping businesses capture leads through AI-driven search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. With over a decade of experience in technology and finance, he previously served as Product Lead at Prodigal, a fintech intelligence platform.

Nayrhit holds a Dual Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (2011-2016) and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2021-2023). He previously worked at American Express, EY, and Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India).

Nayrhit co-founded Gushwork in 2023 with Adithya Venkatesh, pivoting from AI-powered outsourcing to AI search marketing in late 2023. The company has grown 50-80% month-over-month since launching its AI search product.

Gushwork raised $9M in seed funding in February 2026 led by Susquehanna and Lightspeed, valuing the company at $33M post-money. The startup serves over 300 paying customers, primarily B2B service providers in the US, with subscriptions starting at $800 per month.

Gushwork reached $1.5M in annualized recurring revenue within three months of launching its AI search product and targets $3-3.5M ARR in the next quarter. Customers report 20% of website traffic from AI search platforms generating 40% of inbound leads.