# Ritish Reddy

> Ritish Reddy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zluri, a San Francisco-based enterprise SaaS management and identity governance platform that has raised $32M and earned back-to-back recognition as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader. A serial entrepreneur on his third venture, Ritish previously co-founded Cranium Media and was part of the founding team at KNOLSKAPE, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Global Partnerships. With an MBA from SP Jain School of Global Management, he brings deep expertise in marketing, partnerships, and scaling enterprise software go-to-market motions across India, APAC, and North America.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Zluri
- **Organizations:** Zluri, KNOLSKAPE, Cranium Media
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** MBA - Advanced Corporate Finance and Banking Management, SP Jain School of Global Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zluri and scaled it to $32M in total funding, Led Zluri to back-to-back Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader recognition in SaaS Management Platforms (2024 and 2025), Raised $20M Series B led by Lightspeed in July 2023

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Co-founded Cranium Media
- **2018** — Joined KNOLSKAPE as part of the founding team; served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Product Marketing & Global Partnerships
- **2020-10** — Left KNOLSKAPE and co-founded Zluri with Chaithanya Yambari and Sethu Meenakshisundaram
- **2020** — Zluri launched as a SaaS Management Platform for IT teams
- **2023-07** — Zluri raised $20M Series B led by Lightspeed, bringing total funding to $32M
- **2024** — Zluri named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms
- **2025** — Zluri recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms for the second consecutive year

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zluri and scaled it to $32M in total funding
- Led Zluri to back-to-back Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader recognition in SaaS Management Platforms (2024 and 2025)
- Raised $20M Series B led by Lightspeed in July 2023
- Built Zluri to a team of 270+ employees
- Scaled go-to-market operations across India, APAC, and North America
- Part of founding team at KNOLSKAPE, a pioneering experiential learning tech company
- Serial entrepreneur with three companies founded or co-founded

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Zluri recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms for the second consecutive year
- **2023-07** — Zluri raised $20M Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from MassMutual Ventures, Endiya Partners, and Kalaari Capital

## Links

- Website: https://zluri.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ritish-reddy-7bb99914
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/itsritish

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Last updated: 2026-05-23