Our story
Since 2018, we’ve been helping organizations in building community and engagement solutions.
Our robust Engagement Platform, built on this decade of experience, delivers powerful online communities and communications software designed to engage and connect users across every stage of their journey.
Our Mission
To make engagement and the management of your members a seamless process.
Meet our Leadership Team
Our leadership team has decades of experience and a proven track record of success.
Venki Mandapati
Co-founder & CTO
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.
Bretha Reives
Chief People Officer
Bretha has more than 15 years of experience in Recruiting, operations and leadership roles.
Jagadeesh Marthy
Engineering Lead
Jagadeesh has 8+ years of IT experience as an engineering lead 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.
Venki Mandapati
Co-founder & CTO
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.
Bretha Reives
Chief People Officer
Bretha has more than 15 years of experience in Recruiting, operations and leadership roles.
Jagadeesh Marthy
Engineering Lead
Jagadeesh has 8+ years of IT experience as an engineering lead 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.
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