Anant co-founded Cantaloupe Systems and is the company’s chief marketing officer. As CMO, Anant is responsible for worldwide business development, customer management, sales, advertising and communications.   Anant’s love of entrepreneurship began in high school, when his computer-building business, Laltech Computers, grew into a $600K operation. By the time he entered UCLA, Anant was interning at Imagine Venture Capital and ITU Ventures.

Anant met Mandeep at UCLA, where they discovered their shared interest in technology and its application to business ideas. This fortuitous friendship also began Anant’s education in and passion for vending. Upon graduation, the two entrepreneurs set out on a three-week trek through India where, as a sidelight to their journey, they began to brainstorm specific business ideas, and Cantaloupe Systems was conceived. Anant gave up a full time offer at ITU Ventures to devote his efforts to building the new company, and he hasn’t looked back. He credits his early experiences in technology design, sourcing, and manufacturing as a major factor in the growth and development of Cantaloupe Systems.

Anant has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. Economics from UCLA.

Anant’s favorite vending snack is Twix.