About us
Built in Kalyandurg, for builders everywhere.
ZeroTheory is a proof-of-skill learning and hiring platform. You learn by shipping real projects, a published rubric verifies them, and colleges and recruiters see the proof, not just the paper.
Why we exist
Talent is everywhere. Being seen isn't.
Pedigree decides who gets seen
Résumé keyword filters and 'Tier-1 only' shortlists quietly drop capable students from Tier-2 and Tier-3 colleges.
Certificates prove attendance
Finishing a course rarely turns into an interview. A certificate shows you showed up, not what you can build.
Skills are hard to verify
Employers can't check skills cheaply, so they fall back on degrees, CGPA and college names, and still mis-hire.
Opportunity sits in metros
Good mentoring and hiring networks are concentrated in big cities. Students from small towns either pay to relocate or give up.
Discipline is invisible
A student who ships every week for six months looks the same on paper as one who crammed for a weekend.
What we're building
Proof over paper
- Vision
- India's default bridge between learning and employment, where anyone, from any town or college, gets hired on verified ability, not pedigree.
- Mission
- Make world-class, project-based tech learning free and personal for Tier-2 and Tier-3 India, and give colleges and employers a trusted, verified talent signal.
You build. We verify. Recruiters and colleges see the proof. Learners, colleges and recruiters all look at the same verified record, so a student from a small-town college competes on effort and skill, not brand.
Where we're from
Why Kalyandurg
ZeroTheory is registered in Kalyandurg, in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh: exactly the kind of Tier-3 town the platform is designed to serve. It's where our founder's roots are, and where our offline centre runs.
Our tech and sales work happens in Bengaluru. Live cohorts and the Kalyandurg centre are on zerotheory.live, with the same account and the same verified scores.
Founder
Kundan Kumar Khatri
Founder & CEO
Kundan is a full-stack engineer and competitive hackathon builder. He ships production systems for paying clients on the clients' own GitHub, Vercel and Supabase accounts, so they own their code.
He also has a long operator background in digital marketing and in running large live events.
He is an alumnus of Acharya Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, where he has run on-campus ZeroTheory workshops. He teaches in Hinglish, with one rule: real coding first, then vibe coding.
Get in touch
Colleges, companies and learners can reach us at hello@zerotheoryai.com.
How we work
Rules we don't break
- Start free, and verification is never for sale. The first week of every course, a full free course and your verified portfolio cost nothing.
- One rubric for everyone. Paying for a course or cohort buys teaching, never a better score.
- Deterministic and explainable. No AI grading. Every number has a published formula on How scoring works.
- Private by default. Nothing about you is public until you choose, and learners under 18 never appear publicly.
- Honest copy. No fake urgency, no seat counters, no invented reviews, no placement or salary guarantees.
How we make money
Learners pay nothing
Colleges
A licence for the college dashboard. Pilot is free for partner colleges; licensing from 2027.
Recruiters
Access to verified, consenting candidates, opening in 2027 with a free pilot.
Optional cohorts
Live and offline programmes on zerotheory.live, for learners who want a teacher in the room. Never required, and graded by the same rubric as everyone else.
Studio
We build websites and business software for small businesses. Clients own their code and accounts.
Company details
ZeroTheoryAI Private Limited
- CIN
- U62090AP2026PTC125862
- GSTIN
- 37AADCZ0246R1ZQ
- Registered office
- Gundlappadoddi, Kalyandurg, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh 515761, India
- Grievance officer
- Kundan Kumar Khatri, Founder & CEO