Company

15 years and counting. A lifetime of a shared vision for the future...today

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Our Vision

To become the global leader in AI-driven educational technology, we aim to pioneer the next generation of intelligent campus ecosystems. We envision a future where every educational institution uses our innovative LightLeapAI platform to predict student success, prevent fraud, automate administrative tasks, and develop personalized learning paths. Through ongoing technological advancements and strategic partnerships, we position LightLeapAI as the premier AI collaborator for digital transformation in higher education and beyond.

Our Mission

LightLeapAI empowers higher education institutions to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence through our innovative platform. We create specialized AI solutions that seamlessly integrate with existing campus systems, providing predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and personalized student experiences. Our goal is to democratize advanced AI technology, making it accessible and practical for institutions of all sizes while upholding the highest standards of data security and regulatory compliance.

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Our Origin Story

Celebrating the steps that led to the leap.

2010
Founded N2N Services
N2N Services was founded with a vision to build reliable integration solutions for modern organizations. As this vision evolved, it led to the creation of Illuminate, an N2N product designed to simplify and secure system integrations. Illuminate enables organizations to seamlessly connect applications and manage APIs at scale. It represents N2N’s commitment to innovation, reliability, and long-term value.
2015
Gartner Recognition
Gartner recognizes N2N Services as a Cool Vendor for Education. N2N has also been identified in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Education as specializing in exostructure, which “enables institutions to leverage industry (and other) best-practice services from the cloud, rather than having to bring them inside the campus walls.
2016
N2N's Flagship Product Launches
Illuminate becomes synonymous with API integration across higher education institutions. N2N's Illuminate Platform is an innovative integration software suite that allows business users to configure APIs, setup security profiles, transform data field name, and configure data translations.
2018
Ellucian Partnership
N2N Services Inc. becomes an Ellucian Alliance Partner. Ellucian is the world’s leading provider of software and services that power the essential work of colleges and universities.
2024
LightLeapAI Takes Flight!
Comprehensive partner discussions leads N2N to develop end-to-end security across institutions of higher learning safeguarding applications, student-information-services, and document intelligence across AI driven solutions.
2025
500 Partner Institutions and Counting!
LightLeapAI's explosive market launch catapults N2N over the 500 customer threshold across the country. Expanded partnerships with flagship and legacy providers like Ellucian position N2N and LightLeapAI for expansive and sustainable future growth.

LightLeapAI

Today

Our Impact on the industry

0.10M+Applications processed in 2025

0.20KFraudulent applications stopped

0.30M+Real students who gained access to school who otherwise may have been collateral damage

0.40+Institutions served

Leadership Team

Our leadership team brings over 100 years of higher education expertise.

Kiran Kodithala

Founder & CEO

Chad Strunk

Sr. Vice President of Operations

Tom Gavin

Vice President of Sales

Rishitha Nimmagadda

Director of Product Management

Tim Savage

Enterprise Architect

Our Culture

Founded on the belief that innovation's roots are built through the strength of community.

Purpose
Our shared purpose thrives because respect drives our intention.
Independence
Group think has an end point. Vibrant, independent thought has endless possibilities.
Shared Ownership
We are committed to a shared stake in the outcomes that matter.
Leadership
We value the power of listening. We value leadership at all levels - as one.
Collaboration
Our culture of collaboration goes beyond shared email addresses to include our partners, whose commitment to working together co-creates a vibrant tomorrow.
Cultivation
Talent can always be outsourced. Commitment and shared excellence comes from developing talent from within.

Careers

To innovate means to be creatively nimble, globally focused, inherently driven - if you desire professional opportunities that meet the moment we would love to learn more.

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