KD DESHPANDE

KD Deshpande is a seasoned entrepreneurial product leader with a successful track record of founding two SaaS companies, securing venture capital, and overseeing M&A exits.

His expertise lies in leadership, product management, finance management, and user experience, particularly in areas of mobile and web apps, enterprise, SaaS products, MarTech, and AdTech.

KD excels in hiring and developing talent, managing PM, engineering, and mobile teams, defining vision and strategy, aligning stakeholders, and managing P&L for business units.

He possesses the ability to drive consensus across diverse global technology and business stakeholders, tackle complex problems, and prioritize user experience for customer delight.

KD's educational background includes a Master's in Computer Science from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, alongside a program at 500 Startups.

Throughout his career, KD has held key roles at renowned organizations such as Facebook, Uber, Marketo, Vessel.io, tunein, Virtuon Incorporated, BMC Software, and Symantec, showcasing his versatility and deep industry knowledge.