Responsive
Frisco, US · 711 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Responsive builds an AI-powered Strategic Response Management (SRM) platform that helps organizations respond to RFPs, RFXs, security questionnaires, and other inquiries. Originally launched as RFPIO, it serves nearly 2,000 customers, including over 20 percent of the Fortune 500.
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Ganesh ShankarinCo-founder & Chief Executive OfficerHe has over 15 years of experience in product management and serves on the board of TiE Oregon.
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Sankar LaguduinCo-founder & Chief Operating OfficerSankar Lagudu is Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Responsive, which provides an AI-powered platform for managing responses to RFPs, RFXs, and security questionnaires. He brings over 25 years of experience in business and technology strategy.
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Michael LondgreninChief Marketing OfficerHe previously held marketing roles at DocuSign, Google Cloud, Seismic, Adobe, and Apple, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in international relations from Stanford.
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Jeff SantelicesinChief Revenue OfficerHe brings over two decades of SaaS revenue, operations, and strategy experience across companies ranging from early-stage (TrackVia) to Fortune 500 enterprises (IBM, Oracle), including roles in marketing, services, support, and finance at organizations such as Hyperic/SpringSource, Webroot, Apttus, Mindtickle, and Corio.
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Shankha SeninChief Financial OfficerShankha Sen is a CFO with over 30 years of experience scaling SaaS and technology companies, with expertise in financial strategy, go-to-market strategy, and operations. He holds accounting credentials and has worked across India, Singapore, and the United States.
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Inventive AI891 shared keywordsInventive AI provides software that automates RFP response generation for sales teams using AI agents trained on a company's existing documentation and knowledge systems. The platform integrates with CRMs and collaboration tools to enable faster, consistent proposal creation and improve win rates.
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Arphie718 shared keywordsArphie provides an AI engine that helps security and GRC teams complete SIG, CAIQ, vendor assessments, and custom security questionnaires, drawing answers from a company's policies, controls, and audit evidence. It connects to sources like SharePoint, Confluence, and Google Drive, and supports collaboration, answer sourcing, and data governance for enterprise security and compliance workflows.
Iris658 shared keywordsIris is an AI RFP tool that generates sourced, first-draft responses to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, security questionnaires, and DDQs from a company's knowledge base, with source citations, confidence scores, and project management features. It is aimed at sales and proposal teams to reduce response times and improve win rates.
Loopio608 shared keywordsLoopio offers AI-powered response software that automates and manages due diligence questionnaires (DDQs), RFPs, and security questionnaires with centralized content libraries, audit trails, and approval workflows. It serves investor relations, compliance, and legal teams at investment firms and fund managers responding to institutional investor due diligence.
PandaDoc587 shared keywordsPandaDoc is a document management platform for creating, managing, tracking, and eSigning business documents such as proposals and agreements, with support for signature and payment workflows. It targets teams that handle sales and business documents and integrates with other business tools.
Asana579 shared keywordsAsana is a collaborative work management platform that helps teams align work to goals, coordinate tasks, and automate processes using AI-powered workflows. The platform serves organizations of all sizes seeking to improve productivity, visibility, and execution across teams and departments.
Canva562 shared keywordsDesign platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Responsive do?
- Responsive builds an AI-powered Strategic Response Management (SRM) platform that helps organizations respond to RFPs, RFXs, security questionnaires, and other inquiries. Originally launched as RFPIO, it serves nearly 2,000 customers, including over 20 percent of the Fortune 500.
- Who founded Responsive?
- Responsive was founded by Ganesh Shankar, AJ Sunder, Sankar Lagudu.
- Who are Responsive's investors?
- Responsive's investors include Elevate Capital, K1 Investment Management.
- Where is Responsive headquartered?
- Responsive is headquartered in Frisco, US.