# Tejas Manohar

> Tejas Manohar is the cofounder and co-CEO of Hightouch, the San Francisco company that helped create the Composable CDP category by bringing customer data platform capabilities directly onto the data warehouse. He moved to San Francisco at 16 to become one of Segment's first ten engineers, then left in 2018 to start Hightouch with Kashish Gupta and Josh Curl. Under his leadership Hightouch has crossed $100M in annual recurring revenue and raised a $150M Series D in April 2026 at a $2.75B valuation, pivoting the company toward AI Decisioning and agentic marketing.

- **Role:** Cofounder and Co-CEO at Hightouch
- **Organizations:** Hightouch, Segment, HubSpot, Y Combinator, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Tennessee, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** No traditional university degree, Self-taught / skipped college
- **Known for:** Cofounded Hightouch and helped pioneer the Composable CDP category, Grew Hightouch past $100M in annual recurring revenue, Raised a $150M Series D in April 2026 at a $2.75B valuation, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bain Capital Ventures

## Career timeline

- **2015** — As a teenager, interned as a software engineer, including work at HubSpot; named a KPCB Engineering Fellow
- **2016** — Moved to San Francisco at 16 to join Segment as one of its first ten engineers, earning $100,000
- **2016-2018** — Worked in engineering roles at Segment, rising to engineering manager
- **2018** — Co-founded Hightouch with Kashish Gupta and Josh Curl
- **2019** — Hightouch went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019 batch)
- **2024** — Launched Hightouch's AI marketing suite and AI Decisioning
- **2025** — Hightouch valued at ~$1.2B
- **2026** — Raised $150M Series D at a $2.75B valuation; crossed $100M ARR

## Achievements

- Cofounded Hightouch and helped pioneer the Composable CDP category
- Grew Hightouch past $100M in annual recurring revenue
- Raised a $150M Series D in April 2026 at a $2.75B valuation, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bain Capital Ventures
- One of Segment's first ten engineers, joining at age 16
- KPCB Engineering Fellow
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council and Fast Company Executive Board

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Hightouch raised a $150M Series D at a $2.75B valuation, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bain Capital Ventures, to build the AI platform for marketers.
- **2026-01** — Continued expansion of AI Decisioning and agentic marketing as the company's central strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://hightouch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejasmanohar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tejasmanohar
- GitHub: https://github.com/tejasmanohar

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Last updated: 2026-07-24