Engineers, Operators & Builders Solving Complex Challenges
Building solutions that create measurable business impact across healthcare, retail, robotics, SaaS, AI, and cloud infrastructure.
We don't theorize about scale. We've shipped it, governed it, and defended it.
Our Story
From the Factory Floor to the Cloud
Karthik Velappan spent nearly two decades architecting systems that handle billions of events. At Roku, he was an early employee who helped scale early stage through hypergrowth and a successful IPO. At Apple, he led technical thermal validation for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and Executive Education from Stanford GSB.
Zargy Aung brings 20+ years of global supply chain, NPI (SW, HW) and operational leadership. At Apple, she directed $1B+ in annual procurement spend across Mac and iPhone, establishing cost governance frameworks that became company-wide standards. At Visa, she led a 140-person product and engineering organization delivering the Connect platform across 100+ currencies with 99.99% uptime SLAs. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Together, they founded 2497 Inc. to bridge the gap between technical excellence and operational reality. Building products they sell, and selling products they build.
Leadership Team
Karthik Velappan
Co-Founder, CEO & CPO
Technology strategist specializing in enterprise software, AI/ML, firmware, hardware, e-commerce, and scalable system architecture.
Zargy Aung
Co-Founder & COO
Operations leader focused on bringing complex technical solutions to market. Expertise in product strategy, P&L, go-to-market execution, and team scaling.
The Team
Engineers, Designers and QA Specialists Building Systems That Matter
How We Work
Excellence Without Ego
Excellence Without Ego Superior technical work speaks for itself.We prioritize outcomes over accolades, and solve problems with direct, solution- oriented feedback.
Honest Communication
We tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear. Challenges are addressed transparently, with mitigation strategies ready.
Long-Term Partnership
We measure success in years, not quarters. Our goal is to become a trusted extension of your technical organization, not a transactional vendor.
Partner With 2497 Inc.
We bring the discipline of product builders to every client engagement. We understand the real-world stakes of scalability, uptime, and user adoption. When you work with us, you get the team who have shipped production systems not just consultants who theorize about them.
Distributed Engineering, Unified Delivery
USA (HQ)
San Jose, California
Canada
Remote Operations
India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Partner With 2497 Inc.
We bring the discipline of product builders to every client engagement. We understand the real-world stakes of scalability, uptime, and user adoption.
When you work with us, you get the team who have shipped production systems not just consultants who theorize about them.