“I never planned to become an entrepreneur,” says Anjali Sharma with a laugh. “Honestly, I just wanted to get my son admitted to a decent school without losing my mind.”
The moment she remembers clearly. It was 2008, and she was sitting at her dining table surrounded by school admission forms, Excel sheets, sticky notes, and deadlines.
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“Every school wanted different documents, different timelines, different processes. I remember thinking, if technology can run billion-dollar companies, why can’t it help a parent fill out school forms?”
That frustration became the seed of something much bigger.
When a Mother’s Problem Becomes a Mission
At the time, Anjali and her husband Pranjal Srivastava had already co-founded CodeFire Technologies, a technology company building platforms and digital solutions for global clients. But the idea for SchoolAdmissionIndia did not come from strategy meetings or investor decks.
“It came from exhaustion,” she says. “And from that stubborn voice in my head that refused to accept ‘that’s just the way it is.’”
She built the platform herself, often working late into the night after her son went to sleep.
“No funding. No big launch. Just a mother who had had enough.”
SchoolAdmissionIndia became a free platform where parents could track admission dates, requirements, and processes across schools.
Within months, messages started arriving.
“One mother wrote to me saying she didn’t miss the admission deadline because of the platform. That message meant more than any media coverage.”
Over time, more than 200,000 families used the platform.
“That’s when I realised something important,” Anjali says. “Real innovation isn’t about being first. It’s about caring enough to fix what others accept as broken.”
The Dog Who Became an AI Agent
Years later, in 2024, another unexpected idea took shape, this time inspired by a deeply personal loss.
“We lost Scooby, our dog,” she says softly. “He wasn’t just a pet. He was family.”
Around the same time, Anjali and Pranjal were building their next venture, CodeDeepAI Pvt. Ltd., launched in 2025, focused on making artificial intelligence accessible, ethical, and deeply personal.
When they created their first personal AI agent in 2026, naming him felt obvious.
“Scooby,” she says. “Because Scooby the dog taught us unconditional trust.”
But the AI version of Scooby became far more than a tribute. It evolved into a powerful personal assistant designed to handle complex digital tasks.
“Scooby isn’t just another chatbot,” Anjali explains. “He’s an autonomous AI agent built on advanced foundation models that can orchestrate workflows which might take a human assistant hours or even days.”
Today, Scooby monitors global AI developments across multiple sources, filters and summarizes key updates, and even produces daily audio bulletins with deeper analysis that are automatically published on YouTube. The agent also tracks social media trends and suggests content directions before they gain mainstream attention.
Anjali smiles when people question the unusual name.
“But that’s the point,” she says. “Technology shouldn’t feel cold or intimidating. It should feel like a companion you trust.”
That philosophy continues to shape the mission behind CodeDeepAI.
“AI should elevate human dignity,” she says. “It shouldn’t replace people. It should empower them.”
The Invisible Load Women Carry
Even while building companies, another observation kept bothering her.
“I kept seeing incredibly capable women around me slowly burning out,” Anjali explains. “Careers, children, aging parents, households, the invisible load is enormous.”
She noticed how little space existed for women navigating midlife transitions such as empty nest syndrome and peri-menopause.
“Nobody talks about the emotional impact of those phases,” she says.
That insight led to another idea, SukoonHer, an AI-powered emotional support platform designed specifically for women in midlife.
“It’s not therapy. It’s not coaching,” she explains. “It’s simply a safe, non-judgmental space to talk.”
For Anjali, the idea reflects a deeper belief.
“Strength isn’t doing everything alone,” she says. “Strength is knowing when to rest and when to rise again.”
Building Together
Behind every venture is a partnership she credits deeply.
“None of this would exist without Pranjal,” she says. “He’s the kind of partner who sees your crazy idea and says, ‘Let’s try it.’”
Where he brings deep technical architecture, she brings operational execution.
“I call it leadership,” she laughs. “He calls it organised chaos.”
Together they have built teams, mentored young professionals, and helped more than 100 mentees grow into leadership roles.
“What matters most to me,” Anjali says, “is when someone tells me they believed in themselves because someone believed in them first.”
Lessons Along the Way
Despite the success, Anjali says she is still learning every day.
“My life isn’t perfectly balanced,” she admits. “It’s a rhythm — sometimes chaotic, sometimes harmonious.”
She describes days that move between product strategy discussions and making dinner at home.
“I’ve learned that confidence doesn’t come first,” she says. “Courage does.”
Her advice to women building careers or businesses is simple.
“You don’t need permission to grow,” she says. “You don’t need to wait until everything is perfect.”
And she adds with a smile:
“Also, name your AI agent after your dog. Trust me on that.”
Looking Ahead
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes industries, Anjali’s focus remains clear.
“My mission is to ensure speed doesn’t leave humanity behind,” she says.
She believes technology should never become a privilege reserved for a few.
“Technology must be a shared advantage,” she says. “And emotional wellbeing should matter just as much as business innovation.”
Because for Anjali Sharma, entrepreneurship has never been about building companies alone.
“We’re building futures,” she says. “Including our own.”
