Pallav Nadhani, the founder and former CEO of FusionCharts, has stepped into a new role as the co-founder of Presentations. AI. This Bangalore-based startup provides an AI-powered platform that helps users easily design and share professional presentations.
Sharing the news on X, Nadhani expressed his excitement: “Thrilled to announce my role as Co-Founder at Presentations.AI! After two decades of building tools enabling people to communicate with data, we’re now transforming visual communication. Building in India has always been a source of pride. With FusionCharts, we proved India can create world-class developer tools. Now, with Presentations.AI, we aim to shape the future of visual storytelling.”
Sumanth Raghavendra started Presentations.AI in 2018. He also helped start The Ken with Ravi Kasthuri. The site uses smart tech to transform prompts, papers, PDFs, videos, or old PowerPoint files into great-looking slides. It offers many ways to change themes and styles, allowing users to customize their slides to their needs.
Nadhani shared how the company has done well: “In just one year, we’ve grown to three million users and made millions in profit. It shows that we can grow in a good way, even now when the market is hard.”
Nadhani’s path began with FusionCharts, which he set up in 2002. The SaaS platform was later acquired by US-based software company Idera Inc. FusionCharts was renowned for empowering developers to create visually impactful dashboards and applications. Its offerings included over 100 interactive charts and 2,000 data-driven maps, serving more than 28,000 customers and 800,000 developers across 118 countries, including 85% of Fortune 500 companies.
Commenting on Nadhani’s appointment, Presentations.AI CEO and Founder Sumanth Raghavendra said on LinkedIn, “Great partnerships often arise unexpectedly. Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Pallav Nadhani as co-founder. A year ago, Pallav joined us as Head of Product, bringing his proven expertise from FusionCharts, where he achieved $10 million ARR and built products trusted by 85% of Fortune 500 companies.”
With this collaboration, presentations. AI is set to strengthen its position as a leader in visual communication, blending innovation with expertise.
