# Arjun Pillai

> Arjun Pillai is the co-founder and CEO of Docket, building AI agents for B2B buyer engagement. An electronics and communication engineering graduate from Kerala, he previously co-founded Profoundis, acquired by FullContact in 2016, and Insent, acquired by ZoomInfo in 2021. He later served as ZoomInfo’s chief data officer.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Docket
- **Organizations:** Docket, ZoomInfo, Insent, FullContact, Profoundis, Infosys, IEEE
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology / College of Engineering, Chengannur
- **Known for:** Co-founded and sold Profoundis to FullContact in 2016., Co-founded and sold Insent to ZoomInfo in 2021; ZoomInfo later disclosed $34 million in purchase consideration., Co-founded Docket, which reported $20.3 million in cumulative funding in July 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Joined IEEE as a student member.
- **2010** — Graduated in electronics and communication engineering and joined Infosys.
- **2012** — Co-founded Profoundis with Jofin Joseph, Nithin Sam Oommen and Anoop Thomas Mathew in Kochi.
- **2016** — FullContact acquired Profoundis; Pillai became head of data strategy.
- **2018** — Co-founded conversational marketing company Insent with Prasanna Venkatesan.
- **2021** — ZoomInfo acquired Insent; Pillai joined as senior vice president of strategic growth and later became chief data officer.
- **2023** — Co-founded Docket with Anoop Thomas Mathew.
- **2024** — Docket announced a $15 million Series A led by Mayfield and Foundation Capital.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and sold Profoundis to FullContact in 2016.
- Co-founded and sold Insent to ZoomInfo in 2021; ZoomInfo later disclosed $34 million in purchase consideration.
- Co-founded Docket, which reported $20.3 million in cumulative funding in July 2024.
- Docket was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in AI-Led Sales Research in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appeared with Docket VP of Marketing Gary Amaral on Millennium Live to discuss inbound demand agents.
- **2026-06** — AIBoomi published an account of his founder workshop and volunteering.
- **2025-12** — Published Docket’s year-end review describing expansion from seller enablement into website agents and a multi-agent platform.

## Links

- Website: https://medium.com/@rarjunpillai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rarjunpillai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rarjunpillai

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