Our Journey: From College Idea to a Growing AI Startup

Showcaseme started with a simple, shared frustration: building a portfolio took way longer than it should, given that most of the information already existed in a resume. Three friends — Aravind Nethi, Sairaj (Sai Manikanta Madipeddi), and Manish Yadav Manka — decided to actually build the tool they wanted to use.

What's grown since

The product has grown into a real platform: 25+ profession-specific templates, an AI system (Mio) that parses resumes into structured portfolios, a token-based system for AI features, and — more recently — a second product, Showcaseme for Business, extending the same idea to local businesses that need a website.

Along the way, we've been recognized through programs like NVIDIA Inception and Startup India, and picked up press coverage that's meant a lot to us as a small team, including features via WoW Magazine Hyderabad and The Hindustan Wires — you can see the full list on our homepage.

What hasn't changed

We're still a small team — three people, hands-on across product, engineering, marketing, and strategy. That's a deliberate choice, not a limitation we're waiting to grow out of. It means when you write in through our contact form, a real person reads it.

What's next

We're actively growing Showcaseme for Business out of its waitlist phase at business.showcaseme.in, and continuing to add templates and AI features to the core portfolio product. If you've been using Showcaseme, or you're a business owner curious about the new product, we'd genuinely like to hear from you — reach out anytime.

You can read more about who's behind the company in Meet the Team Building Showcaseme, or see the full story on our About page.