Tanay Pratap

Needs

• A partner who respects a mission-driven, risk-taking career path IG ↗
  He gave up a big-company job to build in education, so he likely needs someone who is comfortable with that uncertainty (inference).
  “Then quit my @microsoft job. And raised $Ms to fix education.”
• Someone who will engage in curious, back-and-forth conversation in ↗
  A recommender notes his 'tech discussions and arguments' and his thirst for knowledge, which suggests he enjoys intellectual sparring (inference).
  “"the enumerable tech discussions and arguments"”
• Someone who shares his drive to help others grow IG ↗
  Teaching and mentoring run through his whole public presence, so a partner who values that would fit (inference).
  “Follow for career and startup mentorship.”
• A partner who can handle a public, always-creating lifestyle IG ↗
  He posts video content regularly to a large audience of 121K on Instagram and 191K on LinkedIn (inference: this takes time and attention).
  “Every one of the 12 Instagram posts read is a video; 121,330 followers”
• A partner who does things properly and follows through in ↗
  He is praised for doing things 'the right way without any excuse', so he probably values the same standard in a partner (inference).
  “"making sure to do things in the right way without any excuse"”

Hobbies

• Creating short-form video content IG ↗
  “All 12 recent Instagram posts are videos, from January to May 2026”
• Teaching and running training sessions in ↗
  “Gave a 2-part ML training to close to 200 people across Bangalore and Pune”
• Mentoring people on careers and startups IG ↗
  “Follow for career and startup mentorship”
• Building software and production apps in ↗
  “Worked on 'few production apps' and college projects with a colleague”

Interests

• Education and edtech IG ↗
  “Raised $Ms to fix education; founder of learncodingfree”
• Startups and entrepreneurship IG ↗
  “Quit Microsoft job and raised funding; shares startup mentorship”
• Machine learning and AI in ↗
  “Did a Machine Learning project for a packet core platform and taught an ML intro”
• Coding and software careers IG ↗
  “Helped 100+ folks get their first job; free beginner coding courses”
• Science and technology communities in ↗
  “President of the Indian Society for Technical Education, 2010-2011, focused on Science and Technology”
• Instructional design in ↗
  “Certification: Instructional Design Essentials: Models of ID (Feb 2021)”

Values

• Access to free education in ↗
  “Completely free, beginner friendly coding courses to get them industry ready”
• Helping others succeed IG ↗
  “Got 100+ folks their first job”
• Sharing knowledge openly in ↗
  “Effort put in knowledge sharing through online and offline modes are commendable”
• Doing things the right way in ↗
  “Recommender praises his quality of doing things right without excuses”

Other qualities

• Meticulous planner in ↗
  “Planned the ML training meticulously as a 2-part session with pre-class instructions and sample datasets”
• Engaging teacher in ↗
  “Sessions were 'very lively, interactive and left us craving for more'”
• Long-haul commitment in ↗
  “Has run learncodingfree from Feb 2019 to present, over 7 years”
• Early leadership in ↗
  “President of the Indian Society for Technical Education in 2010-2011”
• Bold career risk-taker IG ↗
  “Then quit my @microsoft job”

Things only a friend would know

• Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in ↗
  “Bengaluru, Karnataka, India”
• Website: tanaypratap.com IG ↗
  “LINK: https://tanaypratap.com”

Personality (inferred)

Openness is high because he left a stable job for edtech and is drawn to ML and new ideas (BIO, LI). Conscientiousness comes from the meticulously planned training and the 7+ year commitment to learncodingfree (LI). Extraversion is moderately high because he teaches large groups and posts video to a large audience (LI, P2). Agreeableness is based on his generosity with knowledge. Emotional stability is a cautious estimate based on his willingness to take risks, with little direct evidence.

Energy: extrovert · Love language: time (Inference: he invests his time in teaching, planning sessions and mentoring, which suggests he shows care by giving focused time and effort.)

Voice

Direct, punchy and credential-forward. The bio is built from short emoji-led lines with a mix of pride and self-deprecation. English only in the visible text, with no evidence of Hinglish.

Lifestyle

pace

Fast and mission-driven (inference from career moves and regular content posting)

social

Public-facing with a large audience; 500+ LinkedIn connections and big followings

travel

Unknown; he gave trainings across Bangalore and Pune for work (LI)

fitness

Unknown, nothing in the sources

work

Founder and educator at Invact Metaversity, with free coding education work since 2019

• Fix education at scale
• Get more people into their first tech jobs
• Grow a startup in education

Green flags

• Consistently gives back and shares knowledge for free
• Follows through over years, not just months
• Praised by colleagues for both his skills and his character
• Takes thoughtful, well-prepared approaches to what he cares about

Possible friction

• His mission and content schedule may take up a lot of his time and attention
• Enjoys debate, which could feel intense in a disagreement (inference)
• His public persona is heavily career-focused, so the personal side is not visible here

Dealbreakers (inferred)

• A partner who dismisses ambition or education work (inference)
• Someone who makes excuses rather than following through (inference)
• Someone who is uncomfortable with a public-facing life (inference)