VAYU AerospaceFounder and CEO
Oct 2025 — Present
Suraj Chawla is founder and CEO of GPUNET, which aggregates GPU infrastructure and AI model services, and VAYU Aerospace. Before GPUNET, he led partnerships at Router Protocol, founded mental-health startup UNX LIFE and worked on entrepreneurship and deep-tech programs at Swissnex India. His earlier work included research in theoretical astrophysics, causal inference and biostatistics. He completed an integrated BS and MS at IISER Pune.
Suraj Chawla is founder and CEO of GPUNET, which aggregates GPU infrastructure and AI model services, and VAYU Aerospace. Before GPUNET, he led partnerships at Router Protocol, founded mental-health startup UNX LIFE and worked on entrepreneurship and deep-tech programs at Swissnex India. His earlier work included research in theoretical astrophysics, causal inference and biostatistics. He completed an integrated BS and MS at IISER Pune.
Career
GPU.NETFounder and CEO
Oct 2022 — Present
Router ProtocolHead of Partnerships
Sep 2020 — Oct 2022
UNX LIFEFounder
Feb 2020 — Sep 2020
Swissnex IndiaStartup Partnerships and Deeptech
Feb 2019 — Jan 2020
Swissnex IndiaManager, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Feb 2018 — Feb 2019
Space-tech Accelerator ProjectFounder
Apr 2017 — Dec 2017
Developed an accelerator proposal with Bidushi Bhattacharya; the project did not obtain funding.
NCL Venture Center, Explara and CampmonkFreelance and Internship Work
Mar 2016 — Mar 2017
Prof. Watve LabCausality Researcher
Jun 2013 — Dec 2015
DAADTheoretical Astrophysics Research Fellow
Mar 2011 — Jan 2013
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFRNIUS Astrophysics Research Fellow
Feb 2010 — Feb 2011