From ideas to real products.
Developer · Builder · Founder
CSE student building backends, competing at hackathons, and shipping real products.
I’m Karan Raj K R — 18, backend developer, and co-founder of KĀRYO. I build with Python and FastAPI, compete at hackathons, and ship projects across ML, AI, and web. I don’t wait for the right moment — I build to learn, and I learn by building things that actually work.
Skills
Technologies and tools I use to build web apps, experiment with AI, and ship projects.
Selected Work
A selection of projects I've built while experimenting with ideas and technologies.
FormPilot
Chrome Extension · 2026AI-powered Chrome extension that scans any web form, understands field context with LLMs, and autofills inputs (including long text) with multi-profile support — 100% local, bring-your-own API key.
VoiceRx
HackBLR 2026AI voice health assistant for patients without doctor access — built at HackBLR 2026
KĀRYO Lead Intelligence Agent
Agentathon 20264-agent CrewAI pipeline that qualifies local business leads and drafts personalized cold outreach — built for KĀRYO's real sales workflow. Includes self-correction loop and structured .docx output.
Court Backlog Predictor
Databricks Hackathon — solo buildML model predicting court case backlog trends — built solo at Databricks Hackathon
Attendance App
Full-stack attendance systemFastAPI backend with student attendance tracking, session management, and a web dashboard. Covers marking, reporting, and class-level views — early backend project built end-to-end.
Smart Bank Queue Management
Intelligent queue routingQueue routing system that assigns bank customers to tellers based on transaction type, estimated service time, and current load — reduces average wait time through priority-aware scheduling.
FLUX — Hand Fluid Sim
Hand-tracking WebGL fluid simulationHand-tracking WebGL fluid simulation using real-time webcam input
Work & Experience
Open Source Contributor — GSSoC 2026
May 2026 — Present- Active contributor in GirlScript Summer of Code 2026
- Merged 4 pull requests across open-source repositories
- Contributing through bug fixes, backend improvements, and feature implementations
- Collaborating with maintainers via GitHub workflows and code reviews
Co-founder, KĀRYO
2025 – Present- Building a digital agency helping local businesses in Bangalore establish their online presence
- Door-to-door client acquisition across local markets
- End-to-end delivery: websites, Google Business, social media setup
1st Place — Open Loop 2026
April 2026- National-level 24-hour hackathon — 120+ teams, 100+ colleges, 14 states
- Built FormPilot: a Chrome extension that auto-fills web forms using AI (ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini). Handles React/Vue apps, writes cover letters, matches dropdowns intelligently
- Scored 80/100 — second place scored 60
- Team of 3: Karan Raj KR, Havinash, Saagnik Dey
Finalist — HackBLR 2026
April 2026- Selected as finalist from 2,500+ participants across IITs, NITs, IISc — 40 teams made it
- Built VoiceRx: AI voice health assistant for patients without doctor access (FastAPI, Vapi, Qdrant, Groq, RAG)
- Competed solo
BTech, Computer Science Engineering
2025 – 2029- Focusing on backend development with Python and FastAPI
- Competing at hackathons and shipping projects outside the curriculum
- Building toward entrepreneurship alongside college
KĀRYO
Digital agency · Bangalore
KĀRYO is a digital agency co-founded in Bangalore to solve a simple problem — most local businesses have no online presence, not because they don't want one, but because the process is overwhelming.
We go directly to businesses, understand their needs, and build their online presence from scratch. Websites, social media, Google Business — end to end.
Website Development
Modern, mobile-responsive websites built for speed, trust, and local discoverability.
Online Presence
Google Business setup, Instagram, WhatsApp Business — we handle everything so the business owner doesn't have to.
Fast Delivery
From first conversation to live website in 7–10 days. No agency bloat, no back-and-forth.
Let’s Build Something
I build backends, compete at hackathons, and co-run a digital agency in Bangalore. If you have something worth building — let's talk.