FTI Announces Avanindra Utukuri as Board Advisor and Chief Technology Consultant

Fun Technology Innovation (FTI) welcomes Avanindra Utukuri as a Board Advisor and Chief Technology Consultant, effective August, 2021.

In his 20-year career in electronics, hardware/software product development, and product to market strategy, Mr. Utukuri has accumulated over a hundred patent filings. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Utukuri is the founder of Nytric (in 1999), Baanto (in 2009), and Vizetto (in 2018) and has been involved in many other technology startup companies. Active in his community, Mr. Utukuri has served on Board of Advisor of Engineering Science at University of Toronto, and Economic Development Advisory Board for Mississauga City.

“I am thrilled to be working with such a seasoned and passionate team”, said Av Utukuri. “Eric Lee, and the entire team of FTI, bring years of expertise on commercializing cutting edge technology and this is a great honour for me to collaborate with them on what the future of work and learning will be. As our society goes through unprecedented change we see more opportunity for technology to help us connect with each other more and I hope to participate in this change with FTI in the coming future.”

“Av is an inventor, entrepreneur, and a visionary. He has profound knowledge and experience in human-computer interface and innovative collaboration technology. The companies he founded, including Baanto, developing cutting-edge touch technology hardware, and Vizetto, providing collaborative software, have huge opportunities with FTI’s product portfolio in the video conferencing and collaboration market. By closely leveraging each other’s expertise, we can jointly create more cutting-edge solutions to fulfill customers’ needs and grow our business”, said Eric Lee, Founder & CEO of FTI. “In addition to the corporate-wide cooperation, through in-depth communication with FTI’s management team, Av will provide his personal strengths in technological experience and industry insights to spark new ideas and enhance FTI’s core competence. And most importantly, we share the same passion and vision! We are looking forward to having Av join FTI and spread our value and vision to more business partners.”

About FTI

Fun Technology Innovation Inc. (FTI) designs and develops technology to enrich people’s lives. Combining high quality audio-visual, human-computer interaction, and AI, FTI’s offerings enable digital connection and collaboration. With the focus in the field of working, learning, and entertainment, FTI owns 3 key brands: Innex, Ideao, and Injoy to serve the market.