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Sunny Rekhi

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Forward Deployed Engineering, CTO at Decagon
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Sunny Rekhi serves as the CTO of Forward Deployed Engineering at Decagon, leading teams that deploy enterprise-grade AI agents. A graduate of Rice University, he previously founded the cybersecurity startup Tarsal, which he led through Y Combinator and a $7M fundraise before it was acquired by Monad.

Beyond his primary role, Sunny is the creator and host of the "Before It Clicked" podcast. He interviews successful founders to explore their origin stories and the journey of building a company from scratch, reflecting his deep passion for entrepreneurship.

He founded, raised $7 million for, and successfully exited his prior startup, Tarsal, a cybersecurity company that was acquired by Monad.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Forward Deployed Engineering, CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Forward Engineering
His official title is CTO of Forward Deployed Engineering, and he often speaks about how this hands-on model turns customer problems into production-grade AI solutions.
Scaling AI Agents
A core focus of his role at Decagon is scaling conversational AI agents for large enterprise clients, including major airlines and global brands.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Forward Deployed Engineering, CTO
Decagon
6-2025 - 5-2026
Consulting (integrating Tarsal into acquirer)
Monad
12-2022 - 6-2025
CEO
Tarsal (acquired by Monad)
7-2020 - 3-2021
Software Engineer
TikTok
7-2019 - 6-2020
Software Engineer II
Uber
In the press

Media appearances

How Forward Deployed Engineering is done at Decagon. Featured in YouTube
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How I found founder level ownership again at Decagon. Featured in Decagon Blog
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Education
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Y Combinator
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Rice University
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