Akshay
Founder. Map-maker. Interdisciplinary operator for real-world technical systems
Geospatial science background, tech founder by trade. Currently building Contour at the intersection of maps, AI, and crypto. Long-term goal: build a new city.
10+ years of professional experience, across a diverse set of roles ranging from architecture & geospatial science to product development, sales, ops and BD.
Contour (fka Proto)
Building since 2023
A decentralized geospatial data collection company. Started as Proto, a crowdsourced POI and street imagery data collection network. Contour was built on top as an MCP to utilize and analyze the data collected by our network using natural language.
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Cities in India
~$350,000 revenue & sales pipeline
Revenue & Pipeline
Founder & CEO
A decentralized geospatial data collection company. Started as Proto, a crowdsourced POI and street imagery data collection network. Contour was built on top as an MCP to utilize and analyze the data collected by our network using natural language.
- Open-source MCP server for AI agents
- Generated 400,000+ contributions across 121 cities and 1,900 km of routes
- Pilot with Porto, Portugal for Local Accessibility Mapping and Municipal data collection
- Supported mapping, autonomy, EV, infrastructure, government and logistics buyers for critical data collection and ground truth needs
~$350,000 revenue & sales pipeline
Revenue & Pipeline
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Data Points
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Cities in India
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