Dennis Woodside becomes freshworks CEO as Girish Mathrubootham transitions to executive chairman. Woodside, who joined in 2022, led operations, with Mathrubootham's guidance. The company acquired Device42 for $230M, its first purchase.

freshworks CEO Girish Mathrubootham steps down, focusing on product development. Dennis Woodside to lead as new CEO. Stock drops 25% in after-hours trading. Company aims to strengthen India presence under Girish's guidance.

Girish Mathrubootham transitions from freshworks CEO to executive chairman, with Dennis Woodside as new CEO. He emphasizes product vision, AI, and time with the Indian team. Reflecting emotionally, he compares the company's growth to a father seeing his daughter marry.

Arvind Parthiban and Jayakumar Karumbasalam, who were part of both Zoho and freshworks, have collaborated to start up SuperOps.ai. The software helps IT-managed service providers by offering a unified platform with IT documentation, project management, and networking monitoring. SuperOps.ai has experienced significant growth, with a 300% increase in customer count in the past year and $12 million in funding. The company is now looking to expand its customer-facing team in the US. Despite primarily targeting small businesses, SuperOps.ai aims to reach larger MSPs in the future.

Unless you lived under a rock, you could not have missed the festive atmosphere across Tamil Nadu earlier this month as superstar Rajinikant’s latest movie hit the screens. The appeal of Brand Rajini got even the Japanese ambassador shaking a leg to a song from the movie and sharing his love for the star on Twitter, now X.

Mohana Nitish, 11, from Madurai breathes football and wants to make it as a professional. But Covid dealt him a double blow – it not just put an end to his practice sessions but also robbed him of his father, a food delivery executive who passed away. But the smile is back on Nitish’s face thanks to FC Madras.​

When a startup begins every virtual meeting by playing a rap video about the company and its successes, you know the team lives and breathes its product.

He most recently served as president of Impossible Foods where he oversaw operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, HR and other functions for more than three years.