# Dhruv Madappa

> Dhruv Madappa is a New York-based founding go-to-market operator at Basis, the accounting AI company. His public career traces an unusual line from national-level rowing in India and graduate cybersecurity research at Indiana University to PwC, Boston Consulting Group, Sana and the practical work of introducing AI agents to accounting firms.

- **Role:** Founding GTM at Basis
- **Organizations:** Basis, Sana, Boston Consulting Group, PwC, Indiana University Bloomington, Ostrom Workshop
- **Education:** M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management, Indiana University Bloomington
- **Known for:** Competed at national level in rowing in India., Co-authored research presented at the 17th International Association of Consumer Law conference on mobile permissions and legal compliance., Recognized as a Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop Affiliate Scholar.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Represented Karnataka in the boys' double scull at India's Junior National Rowing Championship, finishing fourth with Tarun Nithin.
- **2019** — Pursued graduate study in cybersecurity at Indiana University and co-authored research on over-privileged mobile-app permissions.
- **2020-2021** — Received research acknowledgments for work on cyber peace, blockchain-enabled microgrids and The Internet of Things.
- **2021** — Completed an M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management at Indiana University Bloomington.
- **2023** — Worked with Boston Consulting Group and contributed to the Versed by BCG team.
- **2024-2025** — Joined Sana's New York team, working around enterprise AI and organizational learning.
- **2025-present** — Joined Basis in New York as a founding go-to-market operator for AI agents used in accounting workflows.

## Achievements

- Competed at national level in rowing in India.
- Co-authored research presented at the 17th International Association of Consumer Law conference on mobile permissions and legal compliance.
- Recognized as a Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop Affiliate Scholar.
- Holds AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate and CISSP credentials listed on his public LinkedIn profile.
- Provided research support acknowledged in scholarship on cyber peace, blockchain microgrids and internet-of-things governance.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Continues to work at Basis in New York and recently represented the company in conversations with finance leaders at Sage Future.
- **2026-02** — Basis announced a $100 million financing at a $1.15 billion valuation, expanding the scale of the company where Madappa works on go-to-market.
- **2025-04** — Basis introduced its Deployed Intelligence team to help accounting firms adapt workflows and management practices around AI agents.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getbasis.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruvmadappa

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