# Raj Koneru

> Raj Koneru is the founder and CEO of Kore.ai and the founder and former CEO of Kony. A BITS Pilani graduate, he has built enterprise technology businesses including Intelligroup, SeraNova and iTouchPoint, with a career spanning enterprise IT, mobile applications and AI. He also serves on the board of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Kore.ai
- **Organizations:** Kore.ai, Kony, Intelligroup, SeraNova, iTouchPoint, U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum
- **Education:** Master’s degree in management, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- **Known for:** Built technology businesses across enterprise IT, mobile development and AI., Intelligroup and SeraNova reached Nasdaq; his official biography credits him with taking two businesses public., Founded Kony, which Temenos acquired in 2019 for $559 million enterprise value.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Completed a master’s degree at BITS Pilani.
- **1993** — Co-founded Intelligroup and served as CEO.
- **2007** — Founded Kony, an enterprise mobile application development platform business.
- **2014** — Founded Kore.ai; his Kony CEO tenure ended in March 2014 according to Crunchbase.
- **2019** — Temenos acquired Kony in September for $559 million enterprise value; Koneru was no longer its CEO.
- **2024** — Kore.ai announced a $150 million strategic growth investment led by FTV Capital with NVIDIA participating.
- **2026** — Kore.ai announced growth investment led by AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors in January and launched the Artemis Agent Platform edition in May.

## Achievements

- Built technology businesses across enterprise IT, mobile development and AI.
- Intelligroup and SeraNova reached Nasdaq; his official biography credits him with taking two businesses public.
- Founded Kony, which Temenos acquired in 2019 for $559 million enterprise value.
- Led Kore.ai through its January 2024 $150 million strategic growth investment.
- Serves on the board of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 15 AITech365 interview discussed enterprise AI adoption, shared governance standards and India’s role in creating AI solutions.
- **2026-05** — Kore.ai launched the Artemis edition of its Agent Platform on May 21, initially on Microsoft Azure.
- **2026-02** — At the India AI Impact Summit, Koneru advocated developing talent to build AI applications for global use.
- **2026-01** — Kore.ai announced a strategic growth investment led by AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors on January 27; the announcement did not disclose the amount.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kore.ai/leadership/raj-koneru
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajkonerufl

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