# Siva Rajamani

> Siva Rajamani is co-founder and CEO of Everstage. Previously head of global revenue operations at Freshworks, he built a 25-person operations organization before co-founding the sales compensation software company with Vivek Suriyamoorthy in 2020. His work focuses on administrator control, seller visibility and the connection between incentives and business decisions.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Everstage
- **Organizations:** Everstage, Freshworks, PwC, EY
- **Education:** MBA (as listed by Dealroom), Indian School of Business, College of Engineering, Guindy
- **Known for:** Built Freshworks’ revenue operations team from one person to 25., Received the Indian School of Business Torch Bearer Award in April 2014 for distinguished all-round performance., Co-founded Everstage, which reported approximately $45 million in total funding following its October 2024 Series B.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2013** — Consultant at EY.
- **2013-2014** — Attended Indian School of Business.
- **2014-2016** — Management consultant at PwC.
- **2016-2019** — Director and head of revenue operations at Freshworks.
- **2020** — Co-founded Everstage with Vivek Suriyamoorthy.
- **2021** — Everstage announced a $1.7 million seed round led by 3one4 Capital.
- **2022** — Everstage raised a $13 million Series A led by Elevation Capital.
- **2024** — Everstage raised a $30 million Series B led by Eight Roads Ventures.
- **2025** — Everstage expanded into sales planning, AI assistants and CPQ.
- **2026** — Everstage announced Gartner Challenger placement in sales performance management.

## Achievements

- Built Freshworks’ revenue operations team from one person to 25.
- Received the Indian School of Business Torch Bearer Award in April 2014 for distinguished all-round performance.
- Co-founded Everstage, which reported approximately $45 million in total funding following its October 2024 Series B.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Everstage announced recognition as a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management; the referenced report is dated July 6, 2026.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on GTMnow to discuss compensation design, AI and sales productivity.
- **2025-10** — Everstage launched CPQ on October 9, connecting quoting with commission visibility.
- **2025-08** — Everstage launched Agent Core with four incentive compensation assistants.
- **2025-06** — Everstage launched Planning for territory, quota and capacity decisions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.everstage.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasrajamani/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/siva_rajamani

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