# Vikram Takru

> Vikram Takru is the Co-Founder and CEO of KloudGin Inc., a Sunnyvale-based SaaS company building the utility industry's only cloud-native, mobile-first combined field service and enterprise asset management platform. With over 27 years of enterprise software experience and two successful exits - including growing Frontline Consulting Services (FCS) to 500+ employees and $40M+ revenue before its 2012 acquisition by TEKSystems - Takru brings a rare blend of deep R&D roots (Oracle) and street-level execution to one of infrastructure's most underserved technology gaps. Under his leadership, KloudGin has developed the 'Single Face of Work' platform powered by its AssetIQ AI co-pilot, raised $16.4M in total funding, and built a team of 240 serving electric, gas, and water utilities across the United States.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at KloudGin Inc.
- **Organizations:** KloudGin Inc., Frontline Consulting Services (FCS), Oracle, Wipro, NIIT Limited
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunications and Electronics, Engineering University (India)
- **Known for:** Scaled Frontline Consulting Services (FCS) from zero to 500+ employees and $40M+ revenue in under 4 years, Orchestrated successful acquisition of FCS by TEKSystems (September 2012), Co-founded and leads KloudGin - the utility industry's only cloud-native, mobile-first combined field service and asset management platform

## Career timeline

- **1986-1990** — Studied Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering in India
- **1990-1995** — Early career at NIIT Limited in technical capacity
- **1995-2000** — Technical role at Wipro Limited
- **2000-2008** — Rose to Senior Director of R&D at Oracle
- **2008** — Founded Frontline Consulting Services (FCS), a global integration and technology consultancy
- **2012** — FCS acquired by TEKSystems after scaling to 500+ employees and $40M+ revenue in under 4 years
- **2014** — Co-founded KloudGin Inc. in Sunnyvale, California
- **2020** — KloudGin raises $8.2M Series A round (July 2020); total funding reaches $16.4M
- **2021** — Published thought leadership on AI/ML in field service and asset management
- **2024** — KloudGin launches AssetIQ AI co-pilot for utility field technicians
- **2025** — KloudGin continues expansion with 240 employees and ~$23.6M annual revenue

## Achievements

- Scaled Frontline Consulting Services (FCS) from zero to 500+ employees and $40M+ revenue in under 4 years
- Orchestrated successful acquisition of FCS by TEKSystems (September 2012)
- Co-founded and leads KloudGin - the utility industry's only cloud-native, mobile-first combined field service and asset management platform
- Raised $16.4M in total funding for KloudGin including $8.2M Series A
- Created the trademarked 'Single Face of Work' platform concept for unified utility operations
- Built KloudGin to 240 employees and ~$23.6M annual revenue
- Developed AssetIQ AI co-pilot for utility field workforce knowledge preservation
- Two successful entrepreneurial exits in enterprise software

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — KloudGin launches updated platform with expanded AI capabilities for utility asset management
- **2024-06** — KloudGin introduces AssetIQ AI co-pilot for field technicians, preserving institutional knowledge and enabling natural language work order queries
- **2024-01** — KloudGin expands partnerships including integration with SAP Field Service and Salesforce Field Service
- **2020-07** — KloudGin closes $8.2M Series A funding round to accelerate product development and market expansion

## Links

- Website: https://kloudgin.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vikramtakru
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kloudgin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc2q0wgQqIg
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KloudGin/

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Last updated: 2026-05-20