# Rakesh Vaddadi

> Rakesh Vaddadi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beacon.li, a Milpitas-based AI orchestration platform that automates enterprise software implementation - from configuration and testing to deployment and hypercare support. A BITS Pilani computer science alumnus and serial entrepreneur, Rakesh previously co-founded WINDO (an Instagram commerce platform used by 200,000+ sellers in 144 countries) and Gear6 (a bike maintenance startup). At Beacon.li, he is tackling one of enterprise software's biggest blind spots: the gap between a signed contract and a successful go-live, using AI agents that learn through the UI without any backend access. The company raised a $7M Series A in March 2025 led by Sorin Investments.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Beacon.li
- **Organizations:** Beacon.li, WINDO, Gear6, PharmEasy, Nestaway, Creditap Technologies
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.E. (Hons.) in Computer Science, BITS Pilani (Birla Institute of Technology and Science), Intermediate, Narayana Junior College, Visakhapatnam, Class X, Bhashyam Public School / Mansas English Medium School
- **Known for:** Built WINDO into a platform used by 200,000+ sellers across 144+ countries, Raised $7.81M across multiple rounds for WINDO, Raised $7M Series A for Beacon.li from marquee investors including Sorin Investments, Athera, JAFCO Asia

## Career timeline

- **2015-2016** — Founded Gear6.in, a one-stop bike maintenance startup, with fellow BITS Pilani alumni
- **2016-2018** — UI/UX Expert roles at tech companies; built enterprise product experience
- **2018-2019** — Technology leadership role at Nestaway
- **2019-2021** — Engineering Manager at PharmEasy, led engineering for growth verticals and architected microservices
- **2020-2021** — Served as Consultant Head of Technology at Creditap Technologies, developed loan management systems
- **2020-2023** — Co-founded WINDO with Silus Reddy, an Instagram commerce platform for solopreneurs; scaled to 200,000+ sellers in 144+ countries; raised $7.81M including Pre-Series A and Series A from Sorin Investments
- **2021** — WINDO raised $500K seed round; began angel investing in startups including Aftershoot, Zapscale, DoTo, iTribe, EsportsXO
- **2023-present** — Co-founded Beacon.li in February 2023 with Silus Reddy Chintapalli and Anji Beeravalli; serves as CEO
- **2025-03** — Beacon.li closes $7M Series A led by Sorin Investments; investors include Athera Venture Partners, JAFCO Asia, Unicorn India Ventures, and angels Aneesh Reddy (Capillary), Aravind Sanka (Rapido)

## Achievements

- Built WINDO into a platform used by 200,000+ sellers across 144+ countries
- Raised $7.81M across multiple rounds for WINDO
- Raised $7M Series A for Beacon.li from marquee investors including Sorin Investments, Athera, JAFCO Asia
- Beacon.li selected as Forbes DGEMS 'Select 200 high-potential global company'
- Customers achieved 60% faster go-lives, 85% faster configuration, 4x higher adoption rates
- Spoke on agentic products at the 10th Product Summit
- Active angel investor in multiple tech startups across India
- Built AI orchestration platform that works without any backend database access

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Beacon.li closes $7M Series A round led by Sorin Investments (founded by former KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar), with participation from Athera Venture Partners, JAFCO Asia, Unicorn India Ventures, and angel investors including Aneesh Reddy (Capillary Technologies) and Aravind Sanka (Rapido co-founder)
- **2024-10** — Beacon.li unveils AI Orchestration Layer to unify insurance operations at ITC Vegas 2025
- **2024-09** — Rakesh speaks on agentic products at the 10th Product Summit

## Links

- Website: https://beacon.li
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshvaddadi/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rakeshvaddadi1

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