Humayun Sheikh
Humayun Sheikh is the Founder and CEO of Fetch.ai, a leading decentralized AI and blockchain platform transforming how autonomous systems interact, transact, and create value. A recognized entrepreneur, investor, and technology innovator, Sheikh is widely known for his work in artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous agent technology, and Web3 infrastructure. Before launching Fetch.ai, Sheikh was an early investor in DeepMind, the groundbreaking AI research company later acquired by Google, where he helped support the early commercialization of deep learning and neural-network technologies. He was also an early backer of SingularityNET, one of the world’s first decentralized AI marketplaces, and an investor in PLUMgrid, a cloud virtualization and software-defined networking company later acquired by VMware.
Humayun Sheikh Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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Business Management, Business Administration and Management, Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Center
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B.E., Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
FETCH.AI
Humayun Sheikh co-founded Fetch.ai in 2017 with the mission of building a decentralized AI network powered by Autonomous Economic Agents (AEAs).
As a visionary leader in decentralized AI, Sheikh guides Fetch.ai in creating the next generation of the autonomous digital economy.
The platform brings together artificial intelligence, blockchain, and distributed computing to enable intelligent agents, digital twins, and on-chain automation at global scale.
Under his leadership, Fetch.ai is shaping new models for mobility, smart infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), supply chains, and autonomous services.
EARLY CAREER
Sheikh has more than two decades of experience in commodities trading, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and market prediction systems.
He was a seed investor and early commercialization lead at DeepMind, where he helped support some of the earliest deployments of deep learning and neural-network technologies.
He was also an early investor in PLUMgrid, a cloud and software-defined networking company later acquired by VMware.
In addition, Sheikh served as Founder and CEO of Mettalex, the world’s first peer-to-peer, agent-based decentralized exchange built for tokenized commodities and derivatives.
MEDIA PRESENCE
Humayun Sheikh is recognized globally as an influential voice in Web3, artificial intelligence, and decentralized digital infrastructure.
He frequently speaks at major industry conferences and contributes thought leadership on the future of AI-powered economies, decentralized systems, and data sovereignty.
His insights have been featured in outlets such as Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, CoinDesk, Binance, and other platforms covering AI innovation, blockchain trends, and the evolution of autonomous technologies.