Rajeshwari Iyer is a data scientist who trained in computational biology and neuroscience. She holds an MPhil in computational biology from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in computational neuroscience from Imperial College London.
Her career has taken in industry, academia and the NHS, including roles at Tata Consultancy Services, Monash University, University College London and the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
She co-founded Sainaptic with Kavitha Ravindran and runs it as chief executive, setting strategy and leading the technical work. The company trains models on assessment data to recommend marks and feedback on written and practical work in vocational qualifications, with human assessors signing off the final grade. In October 2026 Sainaptic raised £1M in a seed round co-led by Cornerstone VC and Ufi Ventures.