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online·building DEGA in Hyderabad

SuryaDegala.

> founder of DEGA. building the AI OS for India's street-food economy.

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DEGA$10K/MO +40%DEGA · CUST.247 DAILY +12AYRA · TESTERS1,827 +32%AYRA · RAISE$25,000TWIIN · DLs3,500 +38%STACKNEXT · SWIFT · PY · TS◇ ◇ ◇BUILDINGAI OS · STREET-FOOD ECONOMYTARGET2 STANDS → 300 NATIONWIDETRANSFERUT-AUSTIN · UIUC · UNC · BC · UTDDECISIONJULY 2026◇ ◇ ◇
DEGA$10K/MO +40%DEGA · CUST.247 DAILY +12AYRA · TESTERS1,827 +32%AYRA · RAISE$25,000TWIIN · DLs3,500 +38%STACKNEXT · SWIFT · PY · TS◇ ◇ ◇BUILDINGAI OS · STREET-FOOD ECONOMYTARGET2 STANDS → 300 NATIONWIDETRANSFERUT-AUSTIN · UIUC · UNC · BC · UTDDECISIONJULY 2026◇ ◇ ◇
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cat about.md // whoami

Eighteen. Building DEGA, India's first AI-integrated street-food brand, from a college dorm in Dallas.

I ship product end-to-end: iOS, Android, web, infra, ops. Two stands today; the target is three hundred.

Studying business with a technology minor at the Texas A&M Engineering Academy. Spent the last few years founding things and shipping apps people actually use.

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ls ./experience // 2 entries

  1. 2025.11 → nowcurrent

    DEGA/founder & ceo

    hyderabad, india

    India's first AI-integrated street-food brand. A six-item mini-puff menu, an automated POS, and a tech stack I built top to bottom.

    mo. revenue$10K+
    mom growth40%
    auto-order95%
    daily footfall200+
    • Scaled to $10K+ monthly revenue with 40% MoM growth on a high-margin 6-item menu.
    • Built the full stack myself: iOS, Android, web, AI-driven POS. 95% automated ordering, 30% faster service flow.
    • Grew daily footfall to 200+ customers; 60% repeat rate inside three months.
  2. 2025.10 → 2025.11

    Paidwork/ai / ml intern

    sacramento, california

    Payout reliability and user-support classification on a global earnings platform.

    ops issues20+
    complaints down18%
    msgs analyzed8,500+
    routing acc.86%
    • Resolved 20+ operational issues across the payout and task-verification systems; user complaints down 18%.
    • Cleaned and analyzed 8,500+ support messages for an internal classifier. Routing accuracy 79% → 86%.
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cd ./projects // 2 entries

  1. 2025.06 → 2025.11

    Ayra·AI productivity platform.

    raised $25K
    pre-seed$25,000
    testers1,800+
    wau lift32%
    • $25,000 pre-seed. 1,800+ student and creator testers in beta.
    • Automation systems reduced routine work 25–40% and lifted weekly active usage by 32% during testing.
    next.jssupabaseopenai
  2. 2025.04 → 2025.07

    Twiin·iOS journal. Mood, reflections, streaks.

    shipped
    downloads3,500+
    monthly active500+
    retention lift38%
    • 3,500+ downloads, 500+ monthly active users in the first 90 days.
    • Personalized reflections and journaling streaks lifted weekly retention 38%.
    swiftuifirebase
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cat leadership.log

  1. 2024.08 → 2025.05

    Business Professionals of America/president, panther creek chapter

    Led 180+ members. 60% engagement growth. State and national recognition.

    frisco, tx

  2. 2024.08 → 2025.05

    Doves for Diversity/president, panther creek chapter

    Led 40+ members. Organized 10+ inclusion events impacting 200+ families.

    frisco, tx

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cat stack.json

languages
python·typescript·javascript·c++·swift
frameworks
react·next.js·node.js·swiftui·tailwind·framer-motion
data
supabase·firebase·postgresql
tools
git·github·figma·vs code·vercel
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contact --verbose

Want to build something good?

I'm always open to talking founders, infra problems for high-throughput ops, or any work that makes street commerce feel modern.