# Pramod Rao

> Pramod Rao is a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur, former Zomato VP of Marketing, and Threado co-founder. He joined Zomato as employee number thirteen, helped lead growth and community work, and co-founded Threado with Abhishek Nalin in 2020. After announcing Threado AI’s wind-down in February 2025, he created Sustainably Curious, experimented with an AI reuse app, and in March 2026 described building a new product he uses daily.

- **Role:** Creator and host at Sustainably Curious; co-founder and former CEO at Threado
- **Organizations:** Threado, Zomato, Bain & Company, Sustainably Curious, On Deck
- **Education:** B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- **Known for:** Early Zomato employee and VP of Marketing during approximately eight and a half years at the company., Co-founded Threado and raised a $3.1 million seed round in 2022., Community OS ranked first product of the day on Product Hunt on November 23, 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2010** — Worked as an associate at Bain & Company.
- **2010-2019** — Joined Zomato as employee number thirteen and eventually became VP of Marketing, leading growth, partnerships, content, brand and community initiatives.
- **2020** — Co-founded Threado with Abhishek Nalin.
- **2021** — Community OS reached number one product of the day on Product Hunt on November 23.
- **2022** — Threado announced a $3.1 million seed round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India.
- **2023** — Threado AI launched on August 9 with AI support for Slack, Discord and web queries.
- **2024** — AI Agents by Threado launched on July 9, broadening the product toward customer-facing and internal teams.
- **2025** — Announced Threado AI’s wind-down on February 17; published Sustainably Curious and described building ReuseMe.ai in June.
- **2026** — On March 10, described building another product he uses daily and reflected on the importance of personal use and founder expertise.

## Achievements

- Early Zomato employee and VP of Marketing during approximately eight and a half years at the company.
- Co-founded Threado and raised a $3.1 million seed round in 2022.
- Community OS ranked first product of the day on Product Hunt on November 23, 2021.
- Created and hosted Sustainably Curious, a podcast and newsletter about everyday sustainability.
- Built ReuseMe.ai, his first mobile app, using Bolt and described submitting it for a hackathon in June 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Said he is building again, uses the new product daily, and is inviting interest in early access; reflected on Threado drifting away from the founders’ own problems and expertise.
- **2025-10** — Published a Sustainably Curious conversation with Sustainable Sundays founder Anjali Lakra.
- **2025-06** — Described building ReuseMe.ai with Bolt, joining board-game gatherings and helping organize a Cubbon Park cleanup.
- **2025-02** — Announced Threado AI’s wind-down and prioritized customer transitions and new opportunities for the team.

## Links

- Website: https://sustainablycurious.substack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prao24/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/prao24

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Last updated: 2026-10-15