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Rupesh Rao

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Founder at CogniSaaS

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

FoundedCogniSaaS

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About

Rupesh Rao is Global Head of Delivery, Professional Services & TAM at Exotel, with 25 years of experience in the software industry across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions. He spent over five years as Founder and CEO of CogniSaaS, where he developed a product focused on customer onboarding and implementation in enterprise software companies. Earlier in his career, he held Customer Success leadership roles at multiple enterprise software companies, establishing and scaling the function's processes, tools, and teams.

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Experience

  1. ExotelGlobal Head of Delivery, Professional Services & TAMcurrent2025 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  2. CogniSaaSFounder & CEO2020 — 2025Greater Bengaluru Area
  3. CropIn TechnologyChief Customer Officer2018 — 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Razorthink Inc.Head of Customer Success2017 — 2018Bengaluru Area, India
  5. MarketsandMarketsClient Partner, IT and Telecom Practice2016 — 2017Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area
  6. VistexClient Director, EMEA2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  7. SyniverseStrategic Account Manager2011 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Creativity Software Ltd, UKSales, Account Management, Pre-Sales & Project Management2009 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Starent Networks (now part of Cisco), Bangalore, IndiaProject Lead2006 — 2008Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  10. Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USASenior Software Design Engineer in Test2005 — 2006
  11. Nortel Networks (now part of Ericsson), Richardson, TX, USASenior Software Engineer2003 — 2005
  12. Nortel Networks (now part of Ericsson), Richardson, TX, USASoftware Engineer2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Product Management34Telecommunications23Account Management13Business Strategy12CRM11Business Development13Mobile Devices9Business Planning4Marketing Strategy4Business Analysis8New Business Development4Global Business Development2
+12 moreCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsInternational SalesKey Account ManagementChannel PartnersChange ManagementSales ProcessCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership

Languages Hindi · Kannada

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Who is Rupesh Rao?
Rupesh Rao is Global Head of Delivery, Professional Services & TAM at Exotel, with 25 years of experience in the software industry across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions. He spent over five years as Founder and CEO of CogniSaaS, where he developed a product focused on customer onboarding and implementation in enterprise software companies. Earlier in his career, he held Customer Success leadership roles at multiple enterprise software companies, establishing and scaling the function's processes, tools, and teams.
Where does Rupesh Rao work?
Rupesh Rao is Founder of CogniSaaS.
What companies did Rupesh Rao found?
Rupesh Rao founded CogniSaaS.
Where did Rupesh Rao go to school?
Rupesh Rao studied at Cranfield School of Management (MBA, General Management); Texas Tech University (MS, Computer Science); National Institute of Technology Warangal (B.Tech, Computer Science).

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