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Rajiv Ramanan

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Co-Founder at Spendflo
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Rajiv Ramanan is the Co-Founder and CRO of Spendflo, a SaaS buying and management platform. A specialist in Go-to-Market strategy and non-linear growth, he previously led the startup program and technology alliances at Freshworks. He is a graduate of the Indian School of Business. Colleagues describe him as open, enthusiastic, and inspiring.

Beyond his role as a founder, Rajiv is deeply passionate about fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs. He actively engages with the startup ecosystem as an early-stage investor, advisor, and mentor, supporting several new ventures with both capital and strategic guidance. He often shares his expertise with founders on their growth journey.

Unique fact: Rajiv believes finance teams can be a secret weapon in sales, referring to his own finance lead as "The Closing Officer" for their role in customer conversations.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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SaaS Spend Optimization
As co-founder of Spendflo, he is focused on helping companies manage and optimize their SaaS expenses, a key topic in his recent interviews and company announcements.
Startup Mentorship
He is an active early-stage investor and startup mentor, having advised companies like CultureMonkey and participated in programs like AWS ML Elevate to guide founders.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Co-Founder
Spendflo
1-2021
Investor and Advisor
CultureMonkey
8-2018
Investor and Advisor
Little Spartans
10-2016
Investor and Advisor
Paybee
4-2020 - 2-2022
Director - Startup Program and Technology Alliances
Freshworks
In the press

Media appearances

Rajiv Ramanan Co-Founder - Spendflo.. Featured in YouTube Music (Podcast)
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Atoms Founder Stories 008: Introducing Spendflo. Featured in Accel Atoms
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Education
2012 - 2013
Post Graduate Programme
Indian School of Business
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Anna University Chennai
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