Rajul Tandon: The Technologist Turning India's CCTV Networks Into Smart Eyes

Rajul Tandon grew up in Bhopal and pursued IT engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi before spending several years in the U.S. as a Principal IT Consultant for the State of Massachusetts. But despite a stable and successful tech career abroad, something kept pulling him back. Eventually, he returned to India with a mission—to create something meaningful at the intersection of AI and everyday life. That idea evolved into Enalytix, a company focused on transforming passive CCTV infrastructure into real-time intelligence engines.

His entrepreneurial story didn’t begin with big investments or a viral pitch deck. It started with a realization: India had millions of cameras capturing data, but barely scratching the surface of its potential. Enalytix was born to fill that gap—by making those “silent” cameras smarter, faster, and more useful to industries and public systems alike.

The idea matured during the pandemic. With businesses forced to reimagine operations, the relevance of AI video analytics skyrocketed. From enforcing safety norms in real time to tracking customer behavior in stores, the applications were endless. Rajul and his team saw the moment, and built toward it.

But the road wasn’t smooth. “Educating the market was one of the hardest parts,” Rajul shares. Businesses didn’t immediately see the value in using AI for surveillance. Many still saw CCTV as a post-event tool. The team had to demonstrate—through pilot after pilot—that cameras could do more than just watch. They could warn, analyze, and help make decisions. From integration challenges to cost-focused mindsets, the early days were about solving problems no one was even asking yet.

Their persistence paid off. Enalytix made it to Forbes India’s Top 200 at the DGEMS Summit 2024—a powerful validation of the work behind the scenes. But Rajul insists the real win isn’t in awards, it’s in moments where clients say, “This saved us hours of manpower,” or “We caught it before it became a crisis.”

From a lean AI startup to a full-stack platform now used across sectors—retail, logistics, governance—Enalytix has evolved rapidly. The team has grown, the tech has scaled, and their solutions now power real-time decisions in multiple markets.

The next chapter? Expanding globally into the UK, UAE, and Middle East while doubling down on new tools for healthcare, field-force tracking, and retail analytics. “The future of AI isn’t siloed—it’s collaborative,” he says. Strategic partnerships are the backbone of their expansion strategy.

But it’s not just about scale. “We’ve helped video data say something. Not just see.” That, according to Rajul, is the difference between surveillance and intelligence. And that shift—quiet but deep—is already impacting how industries approach operations, safety, and strategy.

His advice to future entrepreneurs is simple: Solve a problem you understand, not one that just sounds good. “Progress matters more than perfection. Stay curious. Stay uncomfortable. That’s where the magic happens.”