# Babu Sivadasan

> Babu Sivadasan is the co-founder and CEO of JIFFY.ai, an AI software company focused on wealth management. His career includes early work on Stamps.com and a twenty-year stretch building the businesses that became part of Envestnet, ending as group president of Envestnet Retirement Solutions. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has maintained a long connection with technology teams in Kerala and advocates retraining workers affected by automation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at JIFFY.ai
- **Organizations:** JIFFY.ai, Paanini Inc., Envestnet, Envestnet Retirement Solutions, NetAssetManagement, Stamps.com
- **Education:** Computer science and engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum, University of Kerala, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Helped build Stamps.com and the businesses that became part of Envestnet, both of which reached the public markets., Spent twenty years building wealth-management technology across engineering, product and executive roles., Created and sustained a technology-team connection between California and Trivandrum.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated in computer science in Trivandrum; subsequently worked in Bangalore.
- **1995** — Moved to California and supported a five-person software team in Trivandrum.
- **1995-1999** — Worked on software subscription and postage technology associated with the development of Stamps.com, which went public in June 1999.
- **2004** — NetAssetManagement joined Envestnet through an acquisition.
- **2010** — Envestnet went public during his long tenure with the business.
- **2018** — Co-founded JIFFY.ai, launched as Paanini Inc.’s go-to-market brand.
- **2019** — Concluded his Envestnet career as group president of Envestnet Retirement Solutions.
- **2020** — JIFFY.ai raised an $18 million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners.
- **2022** — JIFFY.ai raised a $53 million Series B led by Eight Roads Ventures.

## Achievements

- Helped build Stamps.com and the businesses that became part of Envestnet, both of which reached the public markets.
- Spent twenty years building wealth-management technology across engineering, product and executive roles.
- Created and sustained a technology-team connection between California and Trivandrum.
- Co-founded JIFFY.ai and led the company through publicly announced Series A and Series B financing.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Listed as a speaker at T3 on advisor-client engagement, alongside JIFFY.ai’s leadership team.
- **2026-05** — Discussed JIFFY.ai’s wealth-management focus and beta AI Advisor Companion on WealthTech Today, published May 8.
- **2026-08** — A DealQuest interview feature published August 18 revisited his early job search, subscription software and wealth-technology career.
- **2026-10** — Scheduled to speak at Advise AI on October 21, 2026, in a session about an AI companion for financial advisors; this appearance is upcoming as of October 12.

## Links

- Website: https://jiffy.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/babu-sivadasan-91755/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12