# Hariharan Kolam

> Hariharan Kolam (Hari Kolam) is the co-founder and CEO of Findem, an AI-powered talent data platform headquartered in Redwood City, California. A serial entrepreneur with 20+ years building technology companies, he previously co-founded Instart Logic as CTO, accumulating over 50 technology patents. At Findem, Kolam is reimagining recruitment by replacing resume-based hiring with 3D candidate profiles that synthesize data from over 100,000 sources and 1.6 trillion data points - turning talent acquisition from a guessing game into a data science problem. Under his leadership, Findem raised a $51M Series C in October 2025, bringing total funding to $124M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Findem
- **Organizations:** Findem, Instart Logic, Aster Data, Sun Microsystems, Akamai
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), India, Master's in Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York
- **Known for:** Co-authored more than 50 technology patents at Instart Logic, Co-founded and scaled Instart Logic internationally as CTO, Built Findem's Talent Data Cloud processing 1.6 trillion data points from 100,000+ sources

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Earned B.S. in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India
- **Late 1990s** — Completed M.S. in Computer Science at Stony Brook University
- **Late 1990s - Early 2000s** — Contributed to the Solaris Cluster group at Sun Microsystems
- **Early 2000s** — Joined Aster Data, working across the full development stack from kernel to BI application layer
- **Early 2000s** — Worked at Akamai on large-scale distributed systems
- **2012** — Co-founded Instart Logic as CTO; led technical vision and co-authored 50+ technology patents
- **2019-2020** — Co-founded Findem, serving as CEO, to solve talent acquisition as a data problem
- **2022** — Findem raised Series B funding of $30M
- **2024** — Findem acquired Getro and Glider AI; achieved top-10% Inc. 5000 ranking
- **2025-10** — Findem raised $51M Series C led by SLW with participation from Wing Ventures, Harmony Capital, Four Rivers Group, and J.P. Morgan; total funding reaches $124M+

## Achievements

- Co-authored more than 50 technology patents at Instart Logic
- Co-founded and scaled Instart Logic internationally as CTO
- Built Findem's Talent Data Cloud processing 1.6 trillion data points from 100,000+ sources
- Led Findem to 3X year-over-year growth in 2024
- Secured $51M Series C funding in October 2025 (total funding: $124M+)
- Earned Inc. 5000 top-10% placement for two consecutive years
- Recognized by Fortune and Fast Company as one of America's most innovative companies
- Grew Findem to 220+ employees
- Developed 3D candidate profiles with 10,000+ searchable attributes
- Acquired Glider AI and Getro to create end-to-end talent intelligence platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Findem acquired Getro to launch AI-powered Intelligent Job Posts, connecting candidate discovery with relationship-driven talent networks
- **2025-10** — Findem raised $51M Series C led by SLW, bringing total funding to $124M+
- **2025-01** — Findem announced record growth momentum with 3X year-over-year growth and multiple enterprise wins
- **2024-06** — Findem acquired Glider AI for assessment, screening, and interview intelligence capabilities
- **2024-02** — Findem named a top Artificial Intelligence company

## Links

- Website: https://findem.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkolam/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hkolam
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/findempeopleintelligence

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Last updated: 2026-05-26