# Sandeep Menon

> Sandeep Menon is the co-founder and CEO of Auxia, an AI marketing company founded in 2022. Previously a Google marketing leader across products including Android, Chrome, Google Play and Google Payments, he also worked on the Next Billion Users initiative. His work at Auxia focuses on individual customer decisions and giving marketing teams access to AI capabilities without requiring dedicated data science expertise.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Auxia
- **Organizations:** Auxia, Google, SAP
- **Education:** B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, MBA with distinction, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Helped lead the global launch of Google’s Get Your Business Online initiative, which helped over one million businesses build an online presence., Led marketing for Google Payments and the Next Billion Users initiative., Co-founded Auxia in 2022 and helped secure $23.5 million in combined seed and Series A financing announced in March 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Completed engineering studies at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, according to Crunchbase.
- **2006** — Completed an MBA at INSEAD; LinkedIn records Dean’s List recognition.
- **Before Google** — Product Management Lead, Mobile Business Solutions at SAP.
- **At Google, before 2022** — Led small-business marketing across EMEA, helped launch Get Your Business Online globally, and served as country marketing director for India.
- **At Google, before 2022** — Held leadership roles across Android, Chrome, ChromeOS and Google Play; served as vice president of marketing for Google Payments and Next Billion Users.
- **2022** — Co-founded Auxia; announced the venture alongside Asim Krishna Prasad, Cole Stuart, Luv Misra and Ravi Desu.
- **2024** — Auxia launched its service in early 2024.
- **2025** — Auxia announced $23.5 million in combined seed and Series A funding and joined the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator.
- **2026** — Announced the 100 billion decision milestone in March and introduced Agent Studio in July.

## Achievements

- Helped lead the global launch of Google’s Get Your Business Online initiative, which helped over one million businesses build an online presence.
- Led marketing for Google Payments and the Next Billion Users initiative.
- Co-founded Auxia in 2022 and helped secure $23.5 million in combined seed and Series A financing announced in March 2025.
- Announced Auxia’s milestone of 100 billion decisions in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Introduced Auxia Agent Studio in a July 23 blog post, extending the platform into marketing campaign execution and coordination.
- **2026-07** — Published essays on agents in marketing and the changing marketing technology stack on July 9 and July 14.
- **2026-05** — Discussed his background, Japan expansion, product development and change management in a Pulse 2.0 interview published May 20.
- **2026-03** — Announced Auxia had crossed 100 billion decisions, reporting operations in Palo Alto, Tokyo and Bangalore.

## Links

- Website: https://www.auxia.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-menon-1087901

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Last updated: 2026-10-25