# Manish Jethani

> Manish Jethani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hevo Data, a no-code data pipeline platform that helps over 2,000 companies in 40+ countries move data from 150+ sources into cloud data warehouses. A serial entrepreneur from Shahdol, India, who became the first person from his hometown to gain admission to IIT Roorkee, Jethani built two companies before Hevo - including food-delivery startup SpoonJoy, acquired by Grofers in 2015. Hevo has raised $43 million in total funding, including a $30M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India in 2021, and has reached approximately $46.9M in annual revenue.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Hevo Data
- **Organizations:** Hevo Data, SpoonJoy, Grofers (Blinkit)
- **From:** Shahdol, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech (Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- **Known for:** First person from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh to gain admission to IIT, Built and sold SpoonJoy to Grofers (2015), Raised $43M total funding for Hevo Data including $30M Series B from Sequoia Capital India

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduated IIT Roorkee; joined early-stage startup building service management software in Hyderabad
- **2007-2012** — Built and grew a service/document management platform, closing ~$250K in enterprise deals by 2011; transformed from engineer to enterprise sales professional
- **2013** — Co-founded SpoonJoy.com, an on-demand food delivery platform in India, with Sourabh Agarwal
- **2015** — SpoonJoy acquired by Grofers; joined Grofers as VP of Product Management
- **2017** — Left Grofers to co-found Hevo Data with Sourabh Agarwal; raised $1M seed from IDG/Chiratae Ventures
- **2019** — Raised $4M seed extension led by Sequoia Surge and Qualgro Ventures
- **2020** — Hevo hit product-market fit inflection; customers began signing up without sales outreach; ARR grew from ~$500K to $1M
- **2021** — Raised $30M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India; 500% YoY growth; expanded to 40+ countries
- **2022** — Scaled to 1,200+ customers across 45+ countries, ~200 employees
- **2025** — Hevo Data recognized as 'One to Watch' in Snowflake's Modern Marketing Data Stack 2026 report
- **2026** — Hevo Data reaches ~$46.9M ARR, 2,000+ customers, 230 employees

## Achievements

- First person from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh to gain admission to IIT
- Built and sold SpoonJoy to Grofers (2015)
- Raised $43M total funding for Hevo Data including $30M Series B from Sequoia Capital India
- Achieved 500% year-over-year growth in 2021
- Scaled Hevo Data to 2,000+ customers across 40+ countries
- Grew Hevo Data from ~$500K ARR (2019) to ~$46.9M ARR
- Built team to 230+ employees across Bangalore and San Francisco
- Secured first customer with $50K pre-signed LOI before product was built
- Recognized by Snowflake as 'One to Watch' in 2026 Modern Marketing Data Stack report
- Built 150+ data source integrations on Hevo platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Hevo Data recognized as 'One to Watch' in Snowflake's Modern Marketing Data Stack 2026 report for enabling 150+ source integrations without engineering bottlenecks
- **2024-01** — Hevo Data reaches approximately $46.9M in annual recurring revenue with 2,000+ customers across 40+ countries
- **2023-01** — Hevo Data expands product suite and team to 230 employees across Bangalore and San Francisco offices

## Links

- Website: https://hevodata.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishjethani/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/HevoData/

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Last updated: 2026-05-25