Airbase, a Paylocity Company | Airbase by Paylocity | Icebreaker

Airbase, a Paylocity Company | Airbase by Paylocity | Icebreaker

Members

Harikrishnan Shaji

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26+ years of professional experience as a CEO, COO and CFO and polyworking for the past 18 years.

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Finance Executive, Operator, and Investor with experience across early-stage startups and growth-stage companies (Pre-Seed to Series C). As a dynamic leader, I specialize in building high-performance teams, scaling operations, and crafting innovative business strategies that drive growth in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. With over $250M in capital raised across equity and debt, I’m passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including LLMs, to transform business operations and drive scalable growth. Beyond my operational focus, I am deeply committed to building a community of Operators and next-generation Canadian leaders who compound knowledge and support each other. I believe in the power of community to drive innovation and personal growth, fostering environments where people can learn, share, and elevate each other’s successes. I’m driven by a passion for continuous innovation, strategically implementing AI-powered solutions that enhance performance across the business while preparing teams to excel in a fast-evolving landscape.

Pratik Agarwala

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🧠 AI Generalist | Solving Any Problem, Any Field Fast⚡🚀

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I’m a passionate leader focused on cultivating an inspirational culture by helping my team members achieve their dreams, and building lasting relationships with our customers and partners. I’m dedicated to operating with integrity, investing in others...while always trying to be excellent in everything I do. I currently lead the sales, solution consulting and business development team at Airbase focusing on mid sized companies in all industries. Airbase is the world’s leading Business Spend Management network, with more than 500+ customers, 1M+ suppliers, transacting a $5B dollars in spending. Airbase's mission is to deliver software innovation that breeds responsible spending while impacting the company's bottom line. Our SaaS platform empowers organizations to spend smarter and save money through broad adoption and use of innovative, easy to use, fast to implement and is completely mobile. Our work is inspiring, our goals are far-reaching, and our commitment to one another and to our customers is unswerving. I’ve never worked harder in my life nor had more fun and felt more fulfilled every day. We’re on a mission to change the world, and we’re always looking for exceptional people to join us on our journey.

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AM | CS | Latinx | Health Enthusiasts

Kracekumar Ramaraju

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Software Engineer

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Retail District Manager

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As an entrepreneurial and strategic leader with a track record in building and scaling mission-driven companies, I’m passionate about driving innovation, building financially disciplined growth, as well as fostering a culture of learning, trust, and excellence. - Entrepreneurial: Co-founded 2 VC-backed startups, achieving successful sale to a leading public company - Fundraising: Raised >$470M in financing from leading VCs and banks (e.g., Sequoia, Softbank, Bain, First Round Capital, Norwest, General Catalyst, DCM) - Drove Revenue Growth: Scaled Wonolo by 4x to in 2 years and True&Co to ~$30M in annual revenue in 4 years. - Improved Operating Margin: Grew gross margin by >10 points at Wonolo, doubled gross margin at True&Co and grew gross margin by 30 points at Tempo - Streamlined Operations: Reduced logistic cost & time to market by 50%, and achieved 90%+ CSAT at True&Co - M&A: Led or co-led strategy, sourcing, due diligence, and integration of 16 global acquisition and investments at Microsoft - Industry Knowledge: Experienced with B2B, marketplace, consumer and advertising business models

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CFO at Alpaca, early Robinhood and Square, builder of fintechs that change the world