# Ara Mahdessian

> Ara Mahdessian is the co-founder, CEO and board chair of ServiceTitan, a software company serving the trades. An Armenian-American immigrant raised in a contractor’s family, he partnered with Vahe Kuzoyan to simplify the administrative work they had watched their fathers perform. He remains based in Glendale, California, and led ServiceTitan into the public markets in December 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, CEO and Chairperson of the Board at ServiceTitan
- **Organizations:** ServiceTitan
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded ServiceTitan with Vahe Kuzoyan to build software for trades businesses., Led ServiceTitan through its December 2024 public-market debut., Led a company reporting $292.8 million revenue for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, up 21% year over year.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Has served as ServiceTitan CEO and a director since June 2007, according to corporate filings.
- **2012** — The commercial startup story is commonly dated to 2012; first employee Matt Levitt joined that year.
- **2015** — ServiceTitan raised an $18 million Series A with Bessemer as lead investor.
- **2017** — Index Ventures investor Nina Achadjian identified ServiceTitan as her first-choice investment target upon joining Index.
- **2024** — ServiceTitan began Nasdaq trading as TTAN on December 12.
- **2025** — Addressed more than 4,000 attendees at Pantheon in Anaheim and discussed AI automation.
- **2026** — At Pantheon in Orlando, described Max’s coordinated AI agents and projected its customer base would approach 700 by year-end.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ServiceTitan with Vahe Kuzoyan to build software for trades businesses.
- Led ServiceTitan through its December 2024 public-market debut.
- Led a company reporting $292.8 million revenue for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, up 21% year over year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — ServiceTitan published his Pantheon 2026 keynote recap on October 19. He described coordinated AI agents in Max and projected its customer base would approach 700 by year-end.
- **2026-09** — ServiceTitan reported fiscal Q2 2027 results on September 8: revenue of $292.8 million, up 21% year over year, and a GAAP operating loss of $27.6 million.
- **2025-09** — Opened Pantheon 2025 in Anaheim, discussing customer outcomes and AI automation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ara-mahdessian

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Last updated: 2026-10-25