# Chaithanya Yambari

> Chaithanya Yambari is the Co-Founder and CTO of Zluri, a next-generation Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform that helps enterprise IT teams discover, manage, secure, and automate their SaaS applications. An engineer from BITS Pilani, he spent nearly a decade rising from software developer to Director of Engineering at gamification startup KNOLSKAPE before co-founding Zluri in 2020 alongside Ritish Reddy and Sethu Meenakshisundaram. Under his technical leadership, Zluri has raised $32M in total funding - including a $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in July 2023 - and now serves 270+ employees and hundreds of enterprise customers worldwide.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CTO at Zluri
- **Organizations:** Zluri, KNOLSKAPE
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) & Master of Science, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zluri, which raised $32M total including a $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Led engineering at KNOLSKAPE to scale the gamification platform across 30+ countries, Built Zluri's patented SaaS discovery engine that finds shadow apps traditional IGA vendors miss

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Enrolled at BITS Pilani for integrated BE + MS program
- **2011** — Joined KNOLSKAPE as an early software developer; became part of the founding team
- **2011-2019** — Rose through ranks at KNOLSKAPE from Software Developer to Team Lead, Manager R&D, and Director of Engineering; scaled platform for global customers across 30+ countries
- **2020** — Co-founded Zluri in October with Ritish Reddy and Sethu Meenakshisundaram
- **2021** — Zluri raised $2M seed round from Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital
- **2022** — Zluri raised $10M Series A led by MassMutual Ventures; surpassed 100 global customers
- **2023** — Zluri raised $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (July 2023); total funding reaches $32M
- **2024** — Zluri shipped 250+ product updates; expanded IGA platform capabilities with AI-driven risk insights and no-code policy engine
- **2025** — Zluri continues to scale with 270+ employees and hundreds of enterprise customers globally

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zluri, which raised $32M total including a $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Led engineering at KNOLSKAPE to scale the gamification platform across 30+ countries
- Built Zluri's patented SaaS discovery engine that finds shadow apps traditional IGA vendors miss
- Scaled Zluri to 270+ employees and 250+ global enterprise customers
- Pioneered a 'visibility-first' approach to identity governance for cloud-native enterprises
- Helped Zluri achieve G2 High Performer recognition in SaaS Management Platform category

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Zluri shipped 250+ product updates in 2024, with a focus on IGA automation and AI-driven risk insights
- **2023-07** — Zluri closed a $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $32M
- **2024-01** — Zluri introduced the Privacy Vault feature, revolutionizing SaaS security practices

## Links

- Website: https://zluri.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ylchaithanya
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/zlurihq/

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Last updated: 2026-05-27