CampusOS
Founder-led product buildThe operating system for your campus.
Built from scratch at Engaze for colleges: student records, coursework, exams, career services and outcome reports in one system, with one login.
Prerak Gada
Founder & CEO at EngazeFull-Stack DeveloperFreelancerEducator
Mumbai, India
I've been building things since I was a kid — started with a handmade jewelry business with my sister, moved to coding in 8th grade, won speed cubing competitions, published a research paper at 17, and now I run a software company that builds for colleges and businesses.
I dropped out of college, went back, and finished my degree while scaling CampusOS. Today I'm a Claude Community Mentor for Anthropic's hackathon and train engineering teams on agentic AI.
I figure things out and help others figure them out too.
Currently
What I'm up to right now
🏗️Building
- A custom ERP for a manufacturing exporter, live on the factory floor and shipping releases every week
- A run of my own Mac apps and tools, built with AI agents: Myna, MenuSprite, Nook, Pastebook, Screenroll, Annotly, Grove and more
- Catcho, a social-media operations room, and TripWise, a group-trip planner, both live
🚀Growing
- Custom software for manufacturers and professional-services firms
- Corporate agentic-AI training for engineering teams
- Getting back to posting: about two posts a week, builder-first
Experience
The full story, not just resume bullets
Founded Engaze and built CampusOS, the operating system for a campus. Pivoted from initial idea to a comprehensive college management system: student records, coursework, exams, career services and outcome reports in one system, with one login.
Community Leadership
App Development Lead
Google Developer Student Club (GDSC) · 2022 — 2023
Technical Head
IEEE Techithon · 2022
Education
With key takeaways, not just degrees
B.E. Electronics & Computer Science
University of Mumbai · 2022 — 2026
Key takeaway: Dropped out in 2024 to focus on the startup. Self-studied MBA during the gap year. Returned and finished the degree while scaling CampusOS — graduated June 2026. Knowing when to step away and when to finish.
Diploma in Computer Science
SBMP · 2019 — 2022
Key takeaway: Class representative. SIH coordinator. Where the foundation was built — first hackathons, first leadership roles, first real projects.
Self-studied MBA
Gap Year · 2024
Key takeaway: During the startup gap year, studied business fundamentals independently. Applied MBA concepts directly to Engaze — fundraising, operations, scaling.
Achievements & Highlights
The moments that defined the journey
CFI Speed Cubing (Under-16)
All categories winner
2018
State Skating Selection
Selected
2017
Projects
What I've built
Catcho
Live · waitlistRun every social account you own from one place.
Plans, drafts and schedules posts for every social account you run, fills each one in on the platform, and leaves the Post button to you. Catches post-worthy moments straight from a day of work with Claude Code.
Web · macOS
TripWise
Live on web · iOS in TestFlightPlan a group trip together.
Everyone says what they want, TripWise drafts one day-by-day plan from real places, and the group runs the trip with shared expenses, chat and photos. Web now; iOS on TestFlight, Android next.
Web · iOS beta
Want to work together?
Whether it's a project, a collaboration, or just a chat — I'm always open to connecting.