Sanjeev Kapoor’s culinary AI platform Tinychef appoints leadership team

Voice-first culinary AI Tinychef co-founded by celebrated chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Bahubali Shete has announced the appointment of two new members to its core team, thereby strengthening its management team.

Saakshi Jain joins the team as CMO and will now look at Global Marketing while Rakesh Edavalath joins the team as GM and will take care of overall app & smart speaker product.

This announcement follows the recent development of Tinychef acquiring Zelish, of whom both Rakesh and Saakshi were Co-Founders of.

In her new role, Saakshi Jain will look at the marketing, branding and growth for Tinychef in its Indian, US & Canadian markets, along with helming the responsibility for all communication to its internal and external stakeholders. Whereas, Rakesh will be responsible for building & developing the product on both App & Smart Speaker devices.

“Tinychef’s acquisition of Zelish comes at an exciting time as we continue to break new ground with our strengths together and expand our user base giving them access to a lot more recipes and an enhanced experience not only on the app but also on AI-powered smart speakers,” shared Chef Kapoor.

Tinychef offers everything from automatic meal planning and 1-click grocery shopping to voice-guided cooking and works in sync with connected appliances. It also converts recipe content into branded conversations on Amazon Alexa and Google Home smart speakers.