Saisri Akondi

Saisri Akondi, from Hyderabad, India, is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She previously earned a master’s degree in product innovation from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology. Saisri aspires to bridge the gap between deep technology and accessible healthcare, ensuring that life-changing medical technologies reach marginalized communities. She is the co-founder and CEO of D.Sole, a medtech startup developing AI-powered smart insoles for early detection and monitoring of diabetic foot complications. D.Sole is deployed in multiple hospital systems, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, and has raised $2 million from leading investors. Saisri is a Swartz Fellow for Entrepreneurship and winner of Carnegie Mellon’s McGinnis Venture Competition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she led an initiative that helped more than 5,000 stranded Indian migrant workers return home, earning national recognition for her efforts.