# Ganesh Ramakrishna

> Ganesh Ramakrishna is the Founder and CEO of Lyric, a Sunnyvale-based AI-native supply chain decision intelligence platform that raised a $43.5M Series B in August 2025. A serial entrepreneur with deep roots in operations research, he previously co-founded Opex Analytics — building it from zero to 140 employees before its acquisition by LLamasoft — and then played a key role as SVP in LLamasoft's $1.5B sale to Coupa Software. At Lyric, he is rebuilding how global enterprises design and deploy supply chain models, combining composable architecture, AI foundation models, and real-time analytics to serve customers including Coca-Cola, Mondelez International, and Google.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Lyric
- **Organizations:** Lyric, Opex Analytics (acquired), LLamasoft (acquired by Coupa), IBM
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Master of Science, Operations Research, Purdue University, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai
- **Known for:** Built Opex Analytics from zero to 140 employees, resulting in acquisition by LLamasoft, Executed the strategic sale of LLamasoft to Coupa Software at a $1.5 billion valuation, Founded Lyric in 2021 and achieved 500% revenue growth within 18 months of emerging from stealth

## Career timeline

- **pre-2010** — Global leadership roles at IBM
- **2010** — Co-founded Opex Analytics, a Chicago-based AI/ML solutions company for Fortune 500 supply chains
- **2019** — Opex Analytics acquired by LLamasoft; Ganesh joins as Senior Vice President
- **2020** — Played a key role in LLamasoft's $1.5B acquisition by Coupa Software
- **2021** — Founded Lyric to build a composable, AI-native supply chain decision intelligence platform
- **2023** — Speaker at MIT AI Conference 2023; Lyric gained traction with major enterprise clients
- **2025-08** — Lyric raises $43.5M Series B led by Insight Partners; total funding reaches $67M; 500% revenue growth since stealth exit

## Achievements

- Built Opex Analytics from zero to 140 employees, resulting in acquisition by LLamasoft
- Executed the strategic sale of LLamasoft to Coupa Software at a $1.5 billion valuation
- Founded Lyric in 2021 and achieved 500% revenue growth within 18 months of emerging from stealth
- Secured $43.5M Series B led by Insight Partners in August 2025 (total $67M raised)
- Signed nearly 30 major global enterprise clients including Coca-Cola, Mondelez International, Google, Estée Lauder, and Krispy Kreme
- Coca-Cola Consolidated reported 'millions in savings' using Lyric's platform
- Speaker at MIT AI Conference 2023 and multiple major AI/supply chain conferences
- Leveraged NVIDIA cuOpt partnership to advance supply chain optimization capabilities

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Lyric raises $43.5M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $67M. Company reports 500% revenue growth since emerging from stealth.
- **2025-06** — Lyric showcases AI-native supply chain planning at Gartner Summit with Coca-Cola case study highlighting millions in savings.
- **2026-05** — Ganesh Ramakrishna featured as speaker at MLDS 2026, the largest Agentic AI conference for developers in India.

## Links

- Website: https://lyric.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeshatalk
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ramakrig

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Last updated: 2026-05-26