Freshworks is a cloud-based business software company that builds easy-to-use customer service, IT service management and CRM tools for companies that found legacy enterprise software too complicated and too expensive. Founded in Chennai in 2010 as Freshdesk, it became the first India-born SaaS company to list on Nasdaq in 2021 and now serves tens of thousands of customers worldwide with an AI assistant, Freddy, woven through its products.
John Eng is the Funding Ecosystem Partner at Right Side Capital Management, a San Francisco-based VC firm that has deployed $250M+ across 8 funds into 2,200+ early-stage B2B startups since 2012. With 25 years in B2B marketing and partnerships leadership at Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Parallels - plus CMO stints at Tradeshift, Remix, NewVoiceMedia, and Swiftly - Eng brings rare operator-investor credibility to RSCM's sprawling portfolio. He writes $50K-$200K checks into pre-seed B2B startups with real traction, helping founders navigate fundraising and growth through RSCM's operating platform.
Saar Gur is a General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures), one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture firms, where he has backed some of the most iconic consumer and SMB software companies of the past decade. Before turning investor, he co-founded BrightRoll, the video ad network that Yahoo acquired for $640 million. Known for betting early on 'weird' ideas before the world caught up, his portfolio includes DoorDash (seed in 2013), Patreon, Ring, Dropbox, Airtable, Mercury, and Niantic. He has ranked on the Forbes Midas List (#22 in 2023), taught at Stanford's StartupGarage, and summits mountains with founders for fun.