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Manish Sood

Founder

Founder, Chairman, and CEO at Reltio

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedReltio

About

Manish Sood is the Founder and CEO of Reltio, a cloud-native, software-as-a-service data unification and context intelligence platform that became an SAP company following its acquisition. He founded Reltio in 2011 and led its growth to approximately $200 million in annual recurring revenue, having previously worked on enterprise data management technology at Siperian and Informatica. Sood holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering and co-authored Agentic Intelligence: Strategy at the Speed of Data with Venkat Venkatraman, published in 2026.

Founder, Chairman, and CEO at Reltio

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Reltio's investors · 10

.406 VenturesBoston · $1M – $4M checksBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Brighton Park CapitalNew YorkCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameRPS VenturesLos Altos · $5M – $20M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSavano Capital PartnersBaltimore · $300K – $5M checks

Experience

  1. ReltioChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ReltioChief Executive Officer, Founder & Chairman2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ReltioChief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ReltioCEO & Founder2011 — 2020Mountain View, California
  5. ConsultantData and Product Strategy Consultant2010 — 2011
  6. Informatica (formerly Siperian)Sr. Director, Product Strategy2010
  7. Siperian (acquired by Informatica)Sr. Director, Product Strategy2008 — 2010
  8. Siperian (acquired by Informatica)Director, Product Management2007 — 2008
  9. Siperian (acquired by Informatica)Sr. Product Manager2005 — 2007
  10. Siperian (acquired by Informatica)Sr. Principal2002 — 2005
  11. XO CommunicationsCRM Integration Consultant2000 — 2002
  12. Naviant TechnologySr. Engineer1999 — 2000
  13. Satake CorporationEngineer1997 — 1999
  14. Greaves LimitedSales Engineer1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Management33Leadership17Enterprise Software75SaaS62Informatica24Databases13Hadoop9Software as a Service (SaaS)16Reltio70Master Data Management99Data Integration99Product Management99
+12 moreBig DataBusiness IntelligenceCloud ComputingData QualityProfessional ServicesData GovernanceEnterprise ArchitectureBusiness AlliancesStart-upsETLProduct MarketingSolution Architecture

Languages English · Hindi · Punjabi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manish Sood?
Manish Sood is the Founder and CEO of Reltio, a cloud-native, software-as-a-service data unification and context intelligence platform that became an SAP company following its acquisition. He founded Reltio in 2011 and led its growth to approximately $200 million in annual recurring revenue, having previously worked on enterprise data management technology at Siperian and Informatica. Sood holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering and co-authored Agentic Intelligence: Strategy at the Speed of Data with Venkat Venkatraman, published in 2026.
Where does Manish Sood work?
Manish Sood is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Reltio.
What companies did Manish Sood found?
Manish Sood founded Reltio.
Where did Manish Sood go to school?
Manish Sood studied at Center for Creative Leadership; Andhra University (BE, Mechanical).

Founder mafias

Informatica mafia11

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Andhra University mafia8

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Viswa Colluru, PhDBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Enveda Biosciences +1Sekhar PuliBSFounded REAN CloudSrinivas SriramdasMBAFounded Edystkishan chalumuriBachelorsFounded PlasivSrinivas ChagantiBachelor's degreeFounded UrbanKisaanAnil KoppisettiBEFounded Flywl

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Center for Creative Leadership mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve WietreckiLeadership at the PeakFounded Prodport

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Also attended Center for Creative Leadership11

Filip PintelonInvestment Partner Health at Capricorn Venture PartnersDeb TraversEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceShelby PiersonFormer U.S. Intelligence Community (CIA, ODNI, NGA) at NEW VISTA CAPITALHolly FlanaganManaging Director at Gabriel InvestmentsBrendan FallisManaging Director at Leawood Venture Capital LlcRyan WeberFounder/Managing Partner at Great North Ventures

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Also attended Andhra University18

Kishore KhandavalliPartner at Sentiero VenturesB Pratyusha ChennupatiAtlantic Council Millennium Fellow; External Jury Reviewer, Food Waste Reduction Challenge; Member of the Canadian Agriculture Youth Council at The Yield Lab Asia PacificRaj SamalaBoard Member at Hyderabad AngelsSai KoorapatiTechnical Advisor at Palla CapitalAbhishek SharmaAssociate Vice President - Talent at Elevation CapitalSekhar PuliPartner at Aroa Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Reltio11

Graham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesTom SmithManaging Partner at Savano Capital PartnersAnkit SudPartner at NewView CapitalRamon ChenOperating Advisor at Elsewhere PartnersSandra SmithOperating Partner at NewView CapitalMike GregoirePartner at Brighton Park Capital

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Also worked at Informatica (formerly Siperian)33

Gaurav DhillonFounder & Chairman of SnapLogic; co-founder of InformaticaJames MarkarianChief Technology Officer at Marlin Equity PartnersJuan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAl GhousInvestor at Notable CapitalGil RosenGP at Blockchain BuildersSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at Fusion

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Also worked at XO Communications8

Tommaso GamaleriInsurance at Proximity CapitalTodd WolfenbargerChief Marketing Officer at BridgeTower CapitalBranson BollingerManaging Director at Bollinger Investment GroupBen WireHead of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at Cobalt VenturesAnthony LipschitzPartner, Private Equity at FirePower CapitalJustin DarcyAdvisor at CaliberMind

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