Arvind Jagadeesh Rao

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Co-founder & COO, Crest Cloud - healthcare · fundraising · hiring

Crest Cloud
Hyderabad, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
12+ years experience
VIT Vellore
English, Hindi, Telugu
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Overview

Founder of Crest Cloud (vertical SaaS for clinics). 12 years of building before that. Raised $3 million across 2 rounds. Before that: Freshworks and Denholm Solutions. Learning to draw.

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fundraisinghiringgo-to-markethealthcareB2B SaaS
Co-founderLooking for a co-founder
closes in 3 months

Looking for a go-to-market co-founder for compliance automation for hardware startups

The idea
Compliance automation for hardware startups
Stage
Early revenue
I bring
10 years in vertical SaaS for clinics
Looking for
Commercial co-founder who has sold to enterprises
Commitment
Part-time to start
Location
Hyderabad or remote

I bring 12 years of vertical SaaS for clinics (currently Crest Cloud). Ideally you've sold to enterprises. Incorporated, self-funded so far.

Hyderabad, India · remote OKhiringhealthcarego-to-market
Open
RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Raising a $2M seed for freight matching for insurers

Stage
Seed
Raising
$2M
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
Opening the round now
Lead investor
Looking for a lead
Traction
176 paying customers after 24 months
Use of funds
Engineering hires and the first sales team

176 paying customers after 24 months. Looking for investors who know travel and can help with enterprise sales.

Hyderabad, India · remote OKfundraisinggo-to-markethiring
Open

Experience

  1. Co-founder & COO
    Feb 2024 - Present
    Crest Cloud · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Previously built and sold a small vertical SaaS for clinics company.
    • Grew the team to 105 people across 2 countries.
  2. Consultant
    Jun 2021 - Nov 2023
    Freshworks · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Led a cost programme that saved a client $59 million.
    • Delivered 28 engagements across 10 countries.
  3. Associate Partner
    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
    Denholm Solutions · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Grew the firmware team from 3 to 19 engineers.
    • Mentored 4 engineers through their first promotion.
  4. Consultant
    Oct 2015 - Jul 2019
    Razorpay · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Designed the operating model for a 20 thousand-person transformation.
  5. Engagement Manager
    Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
    Infosys · 1 yr · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Delivered 28 engagements across 5 countries.

Projects

Write-up: vertical SaaS for clinics in practice
2022

A long-form guide to vertical SaaS for clinics for people starting out.

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Education

  1. VIT Vellore
    B.Tech, Computer Science
    2010 - 2014

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