# Vasu Prathipati

> Vasu Prathipati is the New York-based CEO and co-founder of Rippit, formerly MaestroQA. With Harrison Hunter, he moved from advertising and marketing software into customer service quality assurance after interviewing 150 industry professionals. MaestroQA raised a $25 million Series A in 2021 while profitable. He also hosts the Quality Time leadership interview series.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Rippit (formerly MaestroQA)
- **Organizations:** Rippit (formerly MaestroQA), Eniac Ventures
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies in finance, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
- **Known for:** Co-founded MaestroQA with Harrison Hunter., Led MaestroQA through a $25 million Series A in 2021 when the company was reported to be profitable., Co-founder of a company featured on the Forbes 2020 Under 30 enterprise technology list.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Graduated from Wharton and began the startup journey that led to MaestroQA.
- **2013** — Worked with Nihal Mehta and Eniac Ventures while developing AdTrib.
- **2016** — Described interviewing 150 customer-service professionals to shape the quality assurance product.
- **2019** — Company explained its evolution from AdTrib through MaestroIQ to MaestroQA.
- **2020** — MaestroQA appeared on Forbes’ Under 30 enterprise technology list, naming Prathipati and Harrison Hunter as co-founders.
- **2021** — MaestroQA raised a $25 million Series A led by Base10 Partners.
- **2025** — Hosted Quality Time interviews with executives including Tien Tzuo, Nick Mehta, Rick Nucci and Chano Fernandez.
- **2026** — MaestroQA became Rippit, expanding its positioning around AI analysis of customer conversations.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MaestroQA with Harrison Hunter.
- Led MaestroQA through a $25 million Series A in 2021 when the company was reported to be profitable.
- Co-founder of a company featured on the Forbes 2020 Under 30 enterprise technology list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Rippit’s announcement, updated September 25, confirmed the MaestroQA rename and described its rebuilt AI conversation platform.
- **2025-07** — Quality Time published his conversation with former Workday CEO Chano Fernandez on July 21.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rippit.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasuprathipati
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Vasu_Prathipati

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Last updated: 2026-10-25