- Technologist
- U.S. Army Officer
- Founder & CEO
- Public Servant
Srikanth Kodeboyina
Technologist, direct-commissioned Military Intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, and Founder & CEO of Blue Eye Soft Corp (Blue Space), a veteran-owned AI and space-technology company in Greer, South Carolina.
Founder & CEO · Blue SpaceFour roles, one missionWhat he does
Technologist
Leads SAFER™, an AI platform that predicts and diagnoses satellite anomalies from space-weather and telemetry data, and BlueDocAI™, a patented medical-imaging AI.
U.S. Army officer
Direct-commissioned Military Intelligence officer (35A), U.S. Army Reserve. Supported combined U.S.–ROK operations in Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026.
Founder & CEO
Founded Blue Eye Soft Corp (Blue Space) in 2016; grew it into a veteran-owned deep-tech company with teams in the U.S. and India.
Public service
Appointed to a South Carolina state board, U.S. delegate to GES 2017, SC Ports Ambassador, and founder-mentor in SBIR/STTR programs.
BuildingVentures & institutions
Blue Eye Soft Corp (Blue Space)
Service-disabled veteran-owned deep-tech company building AI for space-weather intelligence, satellite resilience (SAFER™), medical imaging (BlueDocAI™), quantum technologies and critical-infrastructure resilience.
BES Space Private Limited
Blue Eye Soft's India arm, developing Space Weather Prediction Centres and large-scale space-ecosystem projects with Indian state governments and IN-SPACe.
Gagan Vihar – Space City of India
A planned integrated space-innovation district combining a space experience centre, startup zones, R&D, manufacturing, education and international collaboration. MoUs signed with IN-SPACe and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with a Tamil Nadu track. Part of more than $200M in projects in progress.
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Recent chaptersThe journey
- 2026
Served in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield in Korea, earning Eighth Army and ROK Army commendations; signed the IN-SPACe MoU for Gagan Vihar – Space City of India; MoU exchanges at Bengaluru Space Expo and with Tamil Nadu; second Space Weather Prediction Centre with Andhra University; 3rd place in UCF's Space Ideation Challenge; papers accepted at IAC 2026 and GTRI Space Week; Climatebase Fellow; speaker at UCF India Center & ORF's India–U.S. space conference.
- 2025
Opened a Space Weather Prediction Centre in Mumbai with U.S. Commercial Service support; signed the Andhra Pradesh MoU for Gagan Vihar at the CII Partnership Summit.
- 2024
International Institute for Space Studies & Research (IISSR) signed a strategic MoU with T-Hub at India's National Defence & Aerospace Innovation Summit; joined the Embassy of India business roundtable in Washington, D.C.
- 2023
Named to SSPI's "20 Under 35"; Blue Eye Soft received the U.S. Commerce Export Achievement Certificate and the Greenville Chamber's Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year; opened at India's GIFT City; joined the USIBC roundtable and INDUS-X; panelist at the Global Upstate Conference.
In the fieldMoments
On cameraVideos
WYFF 4 News — "Upstate man making his mark with AI"
WHIO TV — the BlueDocAI story
Commissioning as a U.S. Army officer — oath ceremony
EdgeWalk on the CN Tower, Toronto — Guinness World Record attractionOn the invitation listInvitations & engagements
"Frontiers Beyond Borders: India–U.S. Space Cooperation" — UCF India Center & ORF America, Orlando
Groundbreaking of the Google Cloud India AI Hub, Visakhapatnam
International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) — paper on the Space City model
Georgia Tech Research Institute Space Week — AI prediction of satellite anomalies
Bengaluru Space Expo, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
UCF SpaceU Symposium
Life outside the officeBeyond work
Pilot in training
Has trained toward a private pilot certificate since 2017 — first at Stratos Aviation at Greenville Downtown Airport, then through USAeroFlight's private pilot course, completing training blocks in 2022 and 2023.
Adventurer
Walked the EdgeWalk on Toronto's CN Tower — the world's highest full-circle hands-free walk, recognized by Guinness World Records — made his first skydive in Phoenix, and rode a 100-mph human slingshot at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair.
World traveler
Has worked and traveled across 23 countries on five continents and more than 25 U.S. states, building partnerships from Spain and Italy to India and Korea.
Teacher & mentor
Taught entrepreneurship to more than 65 high-school students, mentors SBIR/STTR founders, and supported young founders he met at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
From odd jobs to CEO
Put himself through graduate school working in dining services and as a tutor, and taught yoga at the University of Dayton RecPlex.
Giving back
Founded the Mana Mantada Foundation, an education fund for students from his home village in Andhra Pradesh, and has volunteered with PMI Phoenix and Wisdom 2.0.
In the newsSelected press
Quick answersFAQ
Who is Srikanth Kodeboyina?
Srikanth Kodeboyina is an American technologist, the Founder and CEO of Blue Eye Soft Corp (Blue Space) in Greer, South Carolina, and a direct-commissioned Military Intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. His company builds AI for space-weather intelligence, satellite resilience and medical imaging.
What company did Srikanth Kodeboyina found?
He founded Blue Eye Soft Corp in 2016. It does business as Blue Space and develops AI products including SAFER™ for satellite-anomaly prediction and BlueDocAI™ for medical imaging.
Is Srikanth Kodeboyina in the military?
Yes. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in April 2016 and later received a direct commission. He is a Military Intelligence officer (35A) and First Lieutenant, and he took part in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 in Korea.
What awards has Srikanth Kodeboyina received?
His honors include SSPI's 2023 "20 Under 35", the SBA's 2019 South Carolina Minority Small Business Person of the Year, the NMSDC Emerging Young Entrepreneur designation (2017), a first-cohort NM LEEP fellowship at Los Alamos (2021), and 2026 commendations from Eighth Army and the Republic of Korea Army.
Where did Srikanth Kodeboyina go to school?
He earned a master's degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and completed executive programs at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business.
Where is Srikanth Kodeboyina from?
He was born in Mantada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a naturalized U.S. citizen based in Greer, South Carolina.