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Anushka Singh

Anushka Singh

Founder & CEO at Kathalyst — AI for mainframe modernization

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Medford, Massachusetts
Joined March 2025
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Summary

Founder and product leader building an AI-first startup focused on documenting and modernizing legacy mainframe code (particularly COBOL). She positions Kathalyst as an AI 'storyteller' for code, shipping IDE plugins and content aimed at reducing debugging time and enabling teams to modernize with less risk. kathalyst+2
Practiced software engineer with hands-on experience in large-data and migration automation at SS&C Technologies. Public profiles credit her with involvement in automating a migration of large DB2 datasets to PostgreSQL and other engineering work prior to founding Kathalyst. f6s+1
Serial early‑stage builder and entrepreneur: co‑founded an e‑commerce sustainable stationery brand (Note & Tap), built an iOS habit‑app in college, and participated in Tufts' Venture Accelerator (CodeAID → Kathalyst), demonstrating strengths in product, go‑to‑market, and founding-stage operations. noteandtap+2
Tufts‑trained innovator who blends technical and business skillsets: completed an MS in Innovation & Management at Tufts Gordon Institute (MSIM '23), gave an IGNITE talk and leveraged Tufts entrepreneurship programs to commercialize a technical idea into a startup. tufts+1

Work

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Writing

Black Box Known as Legacy Software

July 1, 2025

Blog post discussing risks of legacy systems, the knowledge gap as original engineers retire, and how generative AI can automate documentation to enable safer modernization.

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The COBOL Crisis: Why Legacy Systems Need Modernization Now

July 1, 2025

Analysis on the systemic risk that aging COBOL systems pose to industries (banking, government), arguing for AI-aided modernization and describing Kathalyst's approach.

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Story Behind the Name 'Kathalyst'

September 1, 2024

Personal / founder blog about the origin of the company name (Katha + Catalyst) and the company's mission to surface the "stories" in legacy code.

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Hobbies

Dancing (noted as a personal interest on Note & Tap co‑founder profile) and general interest in robotics and child psychology (noted during Tufts MSIM profile). noteandtap+1