Our story

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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 communities and communications software designed to engage and connect youth and adults.

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

Sales Lead

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

Sales Lead

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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