Chaitanya Lokesh Govindan

Co-founder & CTO at Wharf Systems · HR software

Wharf Systems

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

17+ years experience

IIIT Bangalore

English, Hindi, Tamil

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Overview

Building Wharf Systems in Chennai - HR software. Signed 94 paying customers, 7 of them enterprises. Before that: Zerodha and PwC. Most at home with payroll and SaaS. Learning to sail.

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HR techpaymentssalespayrollSaaS

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Series B round open - cold-chain monitoring for university students, $178k MRR

Stage: Series B
Raising: $178k
Instrument: SAFE
Committed so far: $754k from angels
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: $178k MRR after 13 months
Use of funds: Product and compliance

$178k MRR after 13 months. Looking for investors who know B2B SaaS and can help with hiring.

Chennai, Indiasaaspaymentssales

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Office hours for first-time founders: HR software and payments

Topics: HR software, HR tech, sales
Format: Calls
Terms: Open to discuss
Capacity: Two calls a month
Best for: Seed to Series A teams

17 years of HR software. Small equity or paid hours - flexible.

Chennai, Indiasalessaaspayments

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Experience

Co-founder & CTO
Oct 2021 - Present
Wharf Systems · 5 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Raised $11 million across 3 rounds.
- Took Wharf Systems from zero to $8 million ARR.
Principal Product Manager
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
Zerodha · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Backed 19 founders at pre-seed and seed.
Associate Product Manager
Sep 2014 - Jan 2018
PwC · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Launched the payments product in 10 markets.
- Grew payments revenue from $3 million to $37 million ARR.
Senior Product Manager
Feb 2011 - Sep 2014
Zoho · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Cut time-to-first-value for new payments customers from 18 days to 2.
Principal Product Manager
Dec 2009 - Feb 2011
BigBasket · 1 yr 2 mo · Contract · Chennai, India
- Previously an operator for 11 years before investing.

Projects

Write-up: HR software in practice

2023

A long-form guide to HR software for people starting out.

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Education

IIIT Bangalore
M.Tech, Computer Science
2010 - 2012
Symbiosis International University
BBA, Computer Science
2004 - 2008

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