Our story
Since 2018, we’ve been helping organizations in building workforce and engagement solutions for communities.
Our robust workforce Platform, built on decades of experience, delivers powerful online workforce tools designed to engage and connect people with opportunities.
Our Mission
Leverage innovative technology to connect people with opportunities that foster personal and professional growth
Meet our Leadership Team
Our leadership team has decades of experience and a proven track record of success.
Venki Mandapati
Co-founder & Data Science Advisor
Venki has over 10 years of experience as a technology and data science leader driving success for enterprise companies.
Derrick Reives
Co-founder & CEO
Derrick has 24+ years of experience in Product management working for fortune 100 companies and a customer champion.
Khaled Selman
Co-founder & CFO
Khaled Selman has over 8 years of experience in Finance and Accounting working for several Corporate companies.
Teja Kancherla
Chief Product Officer
Teja has 15+ years of experience leading product design, development and customer research teams
Eric Branch
Director of Sales & Marketing
Eric has over 15 years of experience as a Sales and Marketing executive driving success for small to large companies.
Jayshree Bhat
Business Development Officer
Jayshree has more than 30 years of experience in Workforce development, operations and leadership roles.
Jagadeesh Marthy
Engineering Lead
Jagadeesh has 8+ years of IT experience building software products.
Sahitya Buddharaju
Engineering Lead
Sahitya has 6+ years of experience leading product development for large enterprises.
Srinivasa Sastri
Advisor
Sastri has 25+ years of IT and Leadership experience working in Executive roles across multiple domains.
Charan Akiri
Cybersecurity Advisor
Charan boasts over 14 years of experience in developing security and privacy software, playing a pivotal role in fortifying the technological frameworks of some of the world's leading tech companies.
Shivendra Srivastava
Tech Advisor
Shivendra has 16 years of experience in the software industry. With a rich background of distributed cloud, machine learning and AI across Azure and AWS he has been helping customers, companies achieve their goals
Sridhar Sunkara
Tech & Business Advisor
Sridhar has 25+ years of experience in helping global clients with digital transformation and AI. Sridhar is the CEO of eBIZ solutions
Venki Mandapati
Co-founder & Data Science Advisor
Venki has over 10 years of experience as a technology and data science leader driving success for enterprise companies.
Derrick Reives
Co-founder & CEO
Derrick has 24+ years of experience in Product management working for fortune 100 companies and a customer champion.
Khaled Selman
Co-founder & CFO
Khaled Selman has over 8 years of experience in Finance and Accounting working for several Corporate companies.
Teja Kancherla
Chief Product Officer
Teja has 15+ years of experience leading product design, development and customer research teams
Eric Branch
Director of Sales & Marketing
Eric has over 15 years of experience as a Sales and Marketing executive driving success for small to large companies.
Jayshree Bhat
Business Development Officer
Jayshree has more than 30 years of experience in Workforce development, operations and leadership roles.
Jagadeesh Marthy
Engineering Lead
Jagadeesh has 8+ years of IT experience building software products.
Sahitya Buddharaju
Engineering Lead
Sahitya has 6+ years of experience leading product development for large enterprises.
Srinivasa Sastri
Advisor
Sastri has 25+ years of IT and Leadership experience working in Executive roles across multiple domains.
Charan Akiri
Cybersecurity Advisor
Charan boasts over 14 years of experience in developing security and privacy software, playing a pivotal role in fortifying the technological frameworks of some of the world's leading tech companies.
Shivendra Srivastava
Tech Advisor
Shivendra has 16 years of experience in the software industry. With a rich background of distributed cloud, machine learning and AI across Azure and AWS he has been helping customers, companies achieve their goals
Sridhar Sunkara
Tech & Business Advisor
Sridhar has 25+ years of experience in helping global clients with digital transformation and AI. Sridhar is the CEO of eBIZ solutions
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