Praveen Kumar

Commander
DISC Type : D

Co-founder & CEO at Klenty

Greater Chennai Area

Overview

Praveen Kumar is the Co-founder and CEO of Klenty, an AI-powered sales engagement platform. With a background in software quality assurance and product development, he has a history of building companies from the ground up. Colleagues have described him as astute and innovative, with a talent for quickly mastering new concepts.

He is a serial entrepreneur, having previously founded SkillPro, an employability training brand, and Tutecircle. com, an online learning platform. His experience also includes serving as a Director for a human resources firm, where he focused on recruitment for tech startups and global brands.

Unique fact: Praveen has successfully founded three different ventures, demonstrating a persistent passion for entrepreneurship and skill development.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

AI in Sales
His recent focus is on using AI to automate post-conversation tasks for sales reps, improving follow-ups and eliminating manual data entry to maintain momentum.
Entrepreneurship
As a multi-time founder of Klenty, SkillPro, and Tutecircle. com, he has deep experience in bootstrapping, business development, and scaling new ventures.
Sales Process Automation
He frequently discusses how traditional sales engagement platforms create dead ends after a conversation and advocates for tools that automate the next steps.

Media Appearances

Founders Journey - Praveen Kumar, Klenty. Featured in WeEvolve Business Blog

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Work History

9-2025
Co-founder & CEO at Klenty
2-2015 - 9-2025
Co-Founder/CRO at Klenty
4-2011 - 3-2018
Co-Founder at Tutecircle.com
1-2010 - 12-2018
Founder CEO at SkillPro ( InGrow Knowledge Ventures LLP)
9-2008 - 3-2010
Director at SCS Human Resources

Education

2006 - 2006
Education details unavailable from NCFM
2000 - 2004
B.E from University of Madras

More Information

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Exp : 21 Location : Greater Chennai Area Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-founder & CEO at Klenty

Interested in

Entertainment

Contemporary Dance Group

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Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Praveen

Personality Compatibility


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