Who is Girish Mathrubootham, Founder & Executive Chairman at Freshworks Inc.?

Girish Mathrubootham is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Freshworks Inc., a leading SaaS company he founded in 2010. He currently oversees the company's overall strategy after successfully transitioning from his role as CEO. Under his leadership, Freshworks has grown into a global provider of customer and employee engagement software solutions.

Starting his journey at HCL Cisco ODC as Member Technical Staff, Mathrubootham progressed through various technical and management roles. He served as VP of Product Management at Zoho Corporation before founding Freshworks in 2010. Beyond Freshworks, he has founded FC Madras, a youth football club in Chennai, and is a founding partner of Together Fund, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage companies. He's also a founding member of SaaSBOOMi, Asia's largest community of SaaS founders.

He holds an MBA from the University of Madras (1998) and a BE in Electrical & Electronics from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (1996).

Mathrubootham is recognized as an expert in SaaS, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Service, and IT Service Management (ITSM). His leadership has been instrumental in building Freshworks into a successful global SaaS company, and he actively contributes to the startup ecosystem through his involvement in venture capital and community building initiatives.