From a private dream
to a public reality.
Kerala-born, Oman-raised. I've spent the last decade building things that put people in front of opportunity — a placement platform now live in 100+ colleges, a hiring brand, and a habit of showing up on stage to tell the students behind me that the timeline doesn't matter, only the persistence does.
A little
about me.
I grew up in Salalah, Oman, and built my first robot — a line-following machine soldered together from online tutorials and stubbornness — at thirteen. That project didn't lead anywhere in particular, but it set a pattern: learn the thing nobody's teaching you, then go build with it.
By sixteen I was freelancing as a web developer for restaurants and institutes across Salalah, and leading a ten-person student crew that live-streamed a school event across five stages at once. By eighteen I'd started my first company. By nineteen, in the middle of the pandemic, I founded Jobified — a training-and-placement platform meant to close the gap between what colleges teach and what employers actually need.
I studied Computer Science at Jyothi Engineering College, then an MBA in General Management & Startups at Stoa — India's alternative business school backed by the founders of CRED, Zerodha, Udemy and Myntra. In between, I've been a Microsoft Student Partner, an IMF delegate representing Oman at a Model UN, and — most recently — Chief Placement Officer for a 35,000-student learning community.
My vision is simple: inspire individuals to achieve success, empower businesses to thrive, and unleash innovation in every journey I'm part of.
Inspire
My own path — robot kit to founder's desk — is proof that setbacks aren't the end of the story. I use it, openly, to push others to keep working toward their goals.
Empower
As a tech-savvy entrepreneur and startup consultant, I hand other founders and students the knowledge, tools and — where I can — the stipend to go build something of their own.
Innovate
I try to solve ordinary, stubborn problems — hiring, training, sports access — with technology and better systems, then guide others to think the same way about theirs.
The Journey
Thirteen years,
one line of work.

Built my first robot at 13
Self-taught · Salalah, OmanA line-following machine, built from online tutorials and a dream of one day building a humanoid — inspired by Aldebaran Robotics and Honda's ASIMO. It didn't lead anywhere in particular, but it set a pattern I've repeated ever since: learn the thing nobody's teaching you, then go build with it.

Led CCA Fest live streaming at 16
Founder & lead · Student live-production teamIn 2016 I formed a student team and live-streamed Indian School Salalah's CCA Fest on YouTube — covering 8+ stages running at the same time, broadcast across Oman. That meant planning camera positions, splitting the crew across stages and keeping multiple feeds live at once, so parents and families who couldn't be in the hall could still watch their children perform as it happened.
It worked well enough that the school's Board of Directors adopted live streaming and carried it forward across later events — the first time something I started outlived my own involvement, and where the instinct to organise people around a shared deadline began.

Became a freelance website developer at 16
Freelance developer · Student organiserAt 16 I started taking paid web development work — my first project was a site for my own institute, which led to clients across Salalah and eventually work across the GCC and India, all while still at school.

Won the International Award for Young People at 16
Bronze Standard · The Duke of Edinburgh's International AwardHonoured with the International Award for Young People — Bronze Standard, presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT, Founder of The International Award Association. A recognition of personal development, community service, skill-building and adventure — leadership, resilience and global citizenship, on paper.

Founded my first company at 18
Founder & CEO, Innovogue TechnologiesAt 18 I founded Innovogue Technologies, my first company — trained college mates in web and app development, then gave several of them part-time roles and stipends, mentorship with a paycheck attached.

Became a Microsoft Student Partner
Microsoft Student Partner · Beta Student AmbassadorNot long after founding Innovogue, I became a Microsoft Student Partner, then a Beta Student Ambassador with a virtual internship at Microsoft — collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring fellow students along the way. The same year, I represented Oman as an IMF delegate at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations.

Founded Jobified at 19, through a pandemic
FounderA training-and-placement platform built to bridge academia and industry, launched in the middle of Covid-19 with no roadmap for what a pandemic-era startup was supposed to look like. It's since built a presence in 100+ colleges across Kerala.

Chief Placement Officer, Inmakes Learning Hub
Placement strategy · 35,000-student communityLed placement strategy across a 35,000-student learning community — 5,000+ hiring partners, 7,800+ students placed, working alongside a team of 280+. Bridging the gap between education and employment, at scale.

Founder & CEO, Jobified Jobs
And on stage at Kerala Startup Fest '26Building a smarter, faster, more human-centred hiring platform, launching The Job Show media brand alongside it, and speaking at Kerala's first state-wide startup festival in Kozhikode.
“Inspiring youth to become
the best of themselves.”
Education
A B.Tech,
and an MBA.


B.Tech in Computer Science
Jyothi Engineering CollegeFour years of Computer Science — the technical foundation underneath everything built since, from the earliest freelance projects to Jobified's own platform.


MBA — General Management & Startups
India's alternative to the traditional MBAA business school for doers, backed by the founders of CRED, Zerodha, Udemy and Myntra, with a 700-strong alumni community — helping accelerate growth across every business role since.
Certifications
25+ certifications,
12+ organisations.
These certifications showcase his expertise and commitment to staying updated with the latest industry trends and best practices. With certifications from 12+ well-known organizations, Ajmal demonstrates his continuous pursuit of excellence and his ability to adapt to the ever-evolving business landscape.
View the certificates ↗- Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
- Stoa
- Reboot Kerala Hackathon 2020
- #startupindia
- Internshala
- Kerala Startup Mission
- Metamorphosis School of Entrepreneurship
- Asia Youth International Model United Nations
- AI.nxt Global AI Summit
- Josh Talks
Honors & awards
Recognition,
along the way.

Youngest Entrepreneur
Honored by his college, while still a studentRecognised by his own college as its youngest entrepreneur — for building a startup ecosystem on campus and pushing fellow students to start their own ventures, before he'd even graduated.

Chief Guest at Convocation
Inspiring Ambitions Since 2016Invited back to open Dotin Digital Academy's convocation ceremony as Chief Guest — handing certificates to graduates he once spoke to as a guest lecturer.

International Award for Young People
Bronze Standard · The Duke of Edinburgh's International AwardHonoured with the Bronze Standard, presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT — recognising personal development, community service, skill-building and adventure.

Guest Speaker Memento
Al-Ameen Engineering College, KulappullyA token of thanks for speaking to students on entrepreneurship and technology — one of many campuses that invited him back after the first talk.

Token of Love
EdMen Talk · Forum CenterRecognised at EdMen Talk's Startupers & Entrepreneurs Meet-up at Forum Center — a small trophy for a talk on building through uncertainty.
Model United Nations
Representing Oman
at M-UN.
In November 2020 I represented Oman as a delegate on the International Monetary Fund committee at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations — a three-day virtual conference that brought together young delegates from across Asia and beyond under one theme: Renewing the Primacy of Internationalism in a Global Instability.
It was the same skill I use everywhere else, under formal rules: research a position until you can defend it, turn it into a clear argument, then negotiate with people who started out disagreeing until there's a resolution everyone can sign. Economic policy, diplomacy and public speaking — in three days, on a global stage.
- Conference
- Asia Youth International MUN
- Committee
- International Monetary Fund
- Representing
- Oman
- When
- 6–8 November 2020 · Virtual


Ventures
What I've built.

Innovogue Technologies
Founder & CEO · Age 18My first company. I trained fellow students in web and app development and put several of them on payroll part-time — the first time I combined entrepreneurship with mentorship, a combination I've repeated ever since.

Jobified
Founder · Est. 2021, age 19A platform built to simplify training and recruitment — bringing working professionals into colleges so students get practical skills before graduation, not after. Founded mid-pandemic; now active in 100+ colleges across Kerala.

Jobified Jobs
Founder & CEO · CurrentWhat started as an idea to simplify hiring has grown into a mission: build smarter, faster, more human-centred hiring solutions. Alongside it I host The Job Show — a podcast and video series bringing hiring insight from professionals at LinkedIn, Amazon and Google to job seekers directly.
jobifiedjobs.com ↗
2024 – 25
Chief
Placement Officer
As the Chief Placement Officer at Inmakes, I led the placement strategy for the Inmakes student community of 35,000+ students, helping them connect with the right career opportunities. I focused on bridging the gap between education and employment, inspiring ambition, and ensuring students found meaningful placements.
“Opportunity rarely arrives alone —
it comes through people.”
Kerala's ecosystem
Built alongside
the people building Kerala's Startup Ecosystem.

Kerala Startup Mission
With Anoop P Ambika, CEO

Scaleup Perinthalmanna
Nadeem Ahmed P, CEO

StartupE+
With Shafi Parambil, MP Vatakara
Political connections
With Kerala's
political leaders.

Najeeb Kanthapuram
MLA, Perinthalmanna
P. M. A. Sameer
MLA, Tirurangadi
P. T. A. Rahim
Ex-MLA
K.M. Shaji
Minister of LSGD, Kerala
V.K. Sreekandan
MP, Palakkad
P.A. Muhammad Riyas
Ex-Minister of Tourism, Kerala
Shafi Parambil
MP, VatakaraNetwork & mentors
Built alongside Great Mentors and Inspirations.

M. A. Yusuff Ali
Chairman & Managing Director, Lulu GroupA lifelong role model since visiting LuLu in childhood in Salalah — meeting him in person was one of the defining moments of my life, and a reminder of why I started building in the first place.

Karadan Sulaiman
Mentor · MD, Karadan Lands · "The Real Estate Man of Kerala"My mentor and steadiest support system outside of tech — he's guided me through the intricacies of the real estate industry, and our bond goes beyond business, built on trust and shared values.

Dr. Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala · Ex-CEO, Kerala Startup MissionOne of the architects of Kerala's startup ecosystem itself — his guidance carries the weight of having built the very institutions that founders like me now rely on.

JM Bilal
Mentor · Founder & CEO, JBIS Group of CompaniesA steady sounding board across ventures — someone who's built a group of companies of his own, and generous enough to pass that experience down.

Vaibhav Vardhan
Co-founder & CEO, Inc42 Media · FounderX fellowshipMet through the FounderX fellowship — a connection to the wider Indian startup media world, and a reminder that the fellowship's network is as valuable as its curriculum.
Speaking & media
On stage
since 2016.
Guest speaker at 55+ colleges and events — from campus entrepreneurship cells to state-wide startup festivals like Kerala Startup Fest '26 — plus a recurring invitation back to Dotin Digital Academy as Chief Guest, where I now hand certificates to graduates I once spoke to as a guest lecturer. Alongside it, I host The Job Show, bringing hiring insight from professionals at LinkedIn, Amazon and Google straight to job seekers.
By the numbers
Impact, not adjectives.
One of 55+ rooms like this one, since 2016.
By Jobified Jobs
The Job Show
The Job Show by Jobified is our multi-platform content initiative designed to educate, inspire, and connect job seekers with industry insights. Through engaging podcasts, Instagram content, and YouTube episodes, we share career guidance, hiring trends, expert interviews, and real-world job insights. Our goal is to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity by providing valuable knowledge that empowers candidates to make informed career decisions.


Where I operate
Skills & expertise.
Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Business strategy
- Startup consulting
- General management
Talent & placement
- Recruitment strategy
- Training & upskilling
- Campus partnerships
- Team leadership
Technology
- Web & app development
- Product thinking
- Robotics (self-taught)
- Automation & platforms
Voice & network
- Public speaking
- Mentorship
- Media & podcasting
- Ecosystem building
Right now
Currently.
- Building
- Jobified Jobs & The Job Show
- Based
- Kerala, India — raised in Salalah, Oman
Get in touch
Let's build something
meaningful.
Looking to build something together, or want me on stage at your next event? Pick the one that fits.









