Madhusmita Upasana Sarkar

Overview

I started Pillar Cloud to fix HR software for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Took Pillar Cloud from zero to $8 million ARR. Previously built and sold a small HR software company. Most at home with SaaS and payroll. Coffee nerd.

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Experience

1. Founder

   Mar 2025 - Present
   Pillar Cloud · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Raised $19 million across 2 rounds.
   • Signed 233 paying customers, 24 of them enterprises.
   • Took Pillar Cloud from zero to $1 million ARR.
2. Senior Consultant

   Feb 2022 - Mar 2025
   Bajaj Finserv · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Delivered 10 engagements across 6 countries.
   • Designed the operating model for a 3 thousand-person transformation.
3. Engagement Manager

   Aug 2020 - Feb 2022
   Flipkart · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $148 million.
4. Business Analyst

   Oct 2018 - Aug 2020
   Uber · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Wrote the payroll service that now handles 90 million requests a day.
5. Senior Consultant

   Mar 2015 - Oct 2018
   LTIMindtree · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Delivered 25 engagements across 3 countries.
   • Designed the operating model for a 12 thousand-person transformation.

Projects

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Education

1. Manipal Institute of Technology

   B.Tech, Business Administration
   2004 - 2008