Srikanth Iyer

Overview

I started Thistle Systems to fix AI agents for operations teams for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Grew the team to 70 people across 4 countries. Took Thistle Systems from zero to $4 million ARR. Before that: Kotak Mahindra Bank and Mphasis.

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Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Oct 2024 - Present
   Thistle Systems · 2 yr · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Signed 208 paying customers, 4 of them enterprises.
   • Previously built and sold a small AI agents for operations teams company.
2. Associate Partner

   Aug 2023 - Oct 2024
   Kotak Mahindra Bank · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Grew the data platform team from 5 to 14 engineers.
   • Reduced cloud spend on data platform by 22% in two quarters.
3. Engagement Manager

   Apr 2022 - Aug 2023
   Mphasis · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Delivered 27 engagements across 10 countries.
4. Business Analyst

   Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
   Intuit · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Reduced cloud spend on public API by 25% in two quarters.
   • Wrote the fundraising service that now handles 75 million requests a day.
5. Engagement Manager

   Aug 2015 - Aug 2018
   Siemens · 3 yr · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Designed the operating model for a 4 thousand-person transformation.
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $35 million.

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Education

1. VIT Vellore

   B.Tech, Engineering
   2008 - 2012