About Futurelab Studios

Futurelab Studios is the brand of Futurelab Ikigai Private Limited, founded by Shabbir Haider and Kuntal Sharma. Engineers embed with client teams rather than delivering at a distance, and training runs alongside the build so systems survive handover.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Futurelab Studios?

Futurelab Studios is the brand of Futurelab Ikigai Private Limited, an India-based AI deployment and product studio. It was founded by Shabbir Haider and Kuntal Sharma and works on forward deployed AI engineering, corporate AI training and AI products.

Who founded Futurelab Studios?

Shabbir Haider and Kuntal Sharma. Shabbir brings 13+ years across business strategy and technology transformation at Amul, Wipro, PepsiCo and Mondelez, with an engineering degree from Jadavpur University and an MBA from IRMA. Kuntal brings 13+ years in marketing and growth leadership at Google, Paytm, Airtel and Amul, and is an alumna of IRMA and Lady Shri Ram College.

What makes the Futurelab approach different?

Engineers embed with the client team rather than delivering from a distance, and training runs alongside the build. The intent is that AI systems survive handover, because the people who will operate them helped shape them.

What is the legal entity behind Futurelab Studios?

Futurelab Ikigai Private Limited, registered at 216, Mahaveer Nagar 1st, Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302018, India.