# Nandakishor M

> Nandakishor M is founder and CEO; Laya creator. Laya on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-27

Founder and CEO; Laya creator.

Nandakishor M is founder and CEO of Convai Innovations, a Kerala-based AI company that makes Nadhi, a desktop research agent for scientists. He is a machine learning researcher working on on-premise language models and secure agentic systems, and was previously a principal investigator at the IIT Palakkad Technology iHub Foundation.

- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nandakishorpilicode

## What Nandakishor builds

- [Laya](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/convai-laya.md), graded B, 69.5/100, in Decision models. Open-source decision engine from Convai Innovations, released under Apache-2.0. Founder and CEO; Laya creator, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Dr. Anjali M](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dr-anjali-m/), Co-founder and Chief Research Officer

## Questions

### Who is Nandakishor M?

Nandakishor M is founder and CEO of Convai Innovations, a Kerala-based AI company that makes Nadhi, a desktop research agent for scientists. He is a machine learning researcher working on on-premise language models and secure agentic systems, and was previously a principal investigator at the IIT Palakkad Technology iHub Foundation.

### What does Convai Innovations make?

Anchor Terminal lists Laya from Convai Innovations. Open-source decision engine from Convai Innovations, released under Apache-2.0.

### How are Nandakishor's tools graded?

Laya is graded B, 69.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://convaiinnovations.com/about
- https://in.linkedin.com/in/nandakishorpilicode
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nandakishorpilicode_with-my-sister-and-one-of-the-foundersdirector-activity-7026520196861362176-DuqU
- https://in.linkedin.com/in/anjali-m-86267a248
- https://in.linkedin.com/company/convai-innovations-pvt-ltd
- https://convaiinnovations.com/

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