# Sarang Jagdale

> Sarang Jagdale is a PhD engineer turned supply chain AI co-founder who spent over two decades cracking some of the world's hardest logistics problems - from IBM's global consulting floors to the startup that eventually became Lyric. As Head of Decision Science at Lyric, he architects the algorithmic core of a platform now trusted by Coca-Cola, Google, and Mondelez to make their supply chains think for themselves. Lyric raised $43.5M in Series B funding in August 2025, bringing total funding to $67M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Head of Decision Science at Lyric
- **Organizations:** Lyric, IBM, Opex Analytics, LLamasoft, Coupa Software, Bajaj Auto Ltd
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Fellow Programme in Management (PhD), Production and Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lyric, an AI-first supply chain platform trusted by Coca-Cola, Google, and Mondelez, Led Lyric to $43.5M Series B funding round led by Insight Partners (August 2025), Helped grow Lyric to 500% revenue growth since emerging from stealth

## Career timeline

- **1993-1997** — Studied Mechanical Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
- **1997-2000** — Section Manager at Bajaj Auto Ltd
- **2000-2006** — Pursued PhD in Production and Operations Management at IIM Bangalore
- **2007-2013** — Consultant and Senior Advisory Consultant at IBM Business Consulting Services
- **2013-2018** — Managing Consultant and Senior Managing Consultant at IBM Global Business Services
- **2018-2020** — Principal and Head IDC at Opex Analytics
- **2020** — Regional Vice President at LLamasoft, Inc.
- **2021** — Regional Vice President at Coupa Software
- **2021** — Independent consultant (self-employed)
- **2022-present** — Co-Founder and Head of Decision Science at Lyric

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lyric, an AI-first supply chain platform trusted by Coca-Cola, Google, and Mondelez
- Led Lyric to $43.5M Series B funding round led by Insight Partners (August 2025)
- Helped grow Lyric to 500% revenue growth since emerging from stealth
- Built the algorithmic core of Lyric Studio, enabling composable AI supply chain decision-making
- Headed India operations at Opex Analytics, implementing AI and analytics solutions for major enterprises
- Over a decade of supply chain consulting at IBM serving Fortune 500 clients across industrial, automotive, hi-tech, and consumer sectors
- Holds PhD in Production and Operations Management from IIM Bangalore - one of India's top management institutions
- Certified CPIM (APICS Supply Chain Council) and IBM Certified Consultant-Leader

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Lyric raises $43.5M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $67M
- **2025-08** — Lyric announces 500% revenue growth and serves nearly 30 major global enterprises
- **2023-09** — Sarang Jagdale represented Lyric at NASCES23, North American Supply Chain Executive Summit

## Links

- Website: https://lyric.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarang-jagdale-phd-22a58a6/

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Last updated: 2026-05-23