Aditya Mani

About Aditya Mani

Founder - Yologram: Fun Styling with Brands.Aditya meAditya Mani is the founder of the YOLOgram Style: A direct to avatar platform where consumers can style their avatars with branded wearables and share immersive stories to social. He has taken a keen interest in showcasing digital fashion on avatars (both brand ambassadors as avatars and consumer avatars). He is an advisor in AIXR for the Retail Industry focus and also on the advisory board of Metaverse Standards Forum. Keenly looking at the digital fashion world from the lens of AR (body tracking), metaverse (persistent embodiments on avatars) and 3d commerce as well as playable commerce (showcasing fashion in gaming platforms). Aditya is also on the Advisory Board of the Metaverse Fashion Council Aditya believes fun styling with D2A (Direct-to-Avatar) will replace scrolling to shop & his vision of digital fashion rests on the convergence of 3D fashion and digital humans immersed across spatial realities. D2A enables 3D digital pioneers and virtual influencers in fashion to achieve sustainable goals across the both the production value chain as well as consumer engagement paradigms. His multi-Avatar vision encompasses the blending the worlds of purpose (commerce, communication) and play (styling and fun).As the metaverse evolves, our embodiment and involvement will be driven by DIGITAL humans to express identity and creativity. He is a believer that the Metaverse is ALREADY HERE and is taking shape with various worlds blending together. These blends will exist as immersive multiplayer experiences that will connect seamlessly across Embodiment (form) and Identity (function) in various sensory experiences (immersive multiplayer 2d, 3d and audio)Aditya\'s a serial entrepreneur backed by successful exits over two decades, proficient in consulting, design thinking & strategy. At Acuis, he led a mobility & cloud (SaaS) defining many firsts for Asian Healthcare, paving the vision for interoperable best of breed medical apps with standardised interfaces. He led sales of acuVena attaining 100% YoY growth.Aditya received his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of California, Irvine. He has completed several professional development programs from institutions like Harvard University, IIM Ahmedabad, & the ISB Hyderabad.

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors

   Metaverse Standards Forum

   Apr 2025 — Present · US

   Aditya Mani joins the Board of Directors at the Metaverse Standards ForumThe Metaverse Standards Forum is pleased to announce the appointment of Aditya Mani, Co-Founder and Director of YOLOgram Style Pvt. Ltd, to its Board of Directors. The Forum brings together leading standards organizations, industry stakeholders, and technology pioneers to drive open and interoperable metaverse ecosystems through pragmatic collaboration and technical alignment.With members ranging from Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Unity to fashion-tech innovators and academic institutions, the Forum is led by a distinguished group of experts shaping the protocols that will define the future of immersive computing.As a member of the Board, Aditya will contribute strategic insight from the frontlines of AI, digital fashion, and avatar-based experiences. His work at YOLOgram — empowering consumers to express identity through autonomous avatars, branded wearables, and playable narratives — aligns closely with the Forum’s mission to foster interoperability across platforms, devices, and creative ecosystems.Aditya’s appointment reflects the growing convergence of fashion, gaming, AI, and the metaverse — and the need for inclusive frameworks that prioritize cultural context, user agency, and next-gen content experiences.

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Associate's degree, Computer Engineering

  1997 — 1999

• UC Irvine

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Computer Engineering

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Pmp
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Project Management
• Product Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Business Process
• Business Strategy
• IT Management
• Software Project Management
• Saas
• Pre-Sales
• Business Analysis
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Business Development
• Vendor Management
• IT Strategy
• Team Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management Consulting
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Business Intelligence
• Integration
• Outsourcing