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April

Summer 2025 · Active

Voice AI Executive Assistant

Location: San Francisco, US

Founded: 2025

Team size: 2

About

April is a voice AI Executive assistant that manages your email and calendar, hands free. It’s built for busy individuals who need EAs but don’t have them.

Founders

  • Neha SureshCo-founder & CEO

    Co-founder & CEO @April | Engineer | Builder | Early Zoho Books | CMU alum I am, a CMU alum and have previously led engineering at Zoho where I helped build the accounting platform for the Middle Eastern markets. I also bootstrapped a tutoring startup during the pandemic.

  • Akash ThakurCofounder/CTO

    Building April | Ex-Apple 8+ years shipping products from zero to scale - from founding engineer at early-stage startups to Senior Engineer at Apple. At Apple, I built anti-fraud systems that protect billions of users daily, blocking spam and malicious actors across iMessage, Calendar, and core Apple services. Previously engineered real-time offer systems at BookMyShow, Asia's largest entertainment platform, enabling dynamic pricing and personalized promotions at scale.