Komala Chenna

Co-Founder

United States7 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Grew customer base from 0 to 20,000 in 2 years.
  • Successfully orchestrated 22 national and 5 international events.
  • Achieved 30% market penetration for a new SaaS product.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Event Management expert with a strong focus on sales and customer success.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer SuccessGo-to-market StrategySales ManagementEvent ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

Go-to-Market OperationsMarketingSalesOnboardingImplementationRetentionSales StrategyB2B SalesB2B2C SalesMarketing StrategiesTeam ManagementCRM AutomationData AnalyticsTeam CoordinationMarket Analysis

About

Currently building . . . . Prev Founding GTM & CS @ Truewind [YC 23] 2x Founder with 4+ years of experience scaling businesses, driving revenue growth, and building high performing teams. Grew Sapientury from 0 to 20,000+ customers in 18 months, 350+ clients, raised $200K in seed funding, exited to move onto the next challenge.

Experience

Stealth startup

Building

Jan 2026Present · 2 mos

Truewind

Founding CS & GTM

Mar 2025Feb 2026 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

  • Heading Customer Success & GTM Operations: Marketing, sales, onboarding, implementation, success, retention - and everything in between!
Customer SuccessGo-to-Market OperationsMarketingSalesOnboardingImplementation+2

An nyc fintech startup

Sales

Sep 2024Dec 2024 · 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Did sales and stuff, loved the city but not the company - so I left!

Sapientury

Founder & COO, Exited

Jan 2021Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Orchestrated 22 national and 5 international events, leading a team of student ambassadors to register over 1,000 attendees, significantly boosting brand visibility and engagement.
  • Surpassed quarterly sales targets by 25% quarter-over-quarter through tailored B2B and B2B2C sales strategies.
  • Accelerated B2C sales from 0 to 500 within 8 weeks of product launch by deploying targeted marketing strategies, cold calling, and value-added services.
  • Spearheaded the hiring and training of an 8-member sales team, growing the customer base from 0 to 20,000 in 2 years.
  • Consistently exceeded monthly and quarterly sales targets by implementing key performance indicators (KPIs) and customer success metrics.
  • Managed a portfolio of 25+ key B2B2C accounts, successfully closing high-value deals with a sales cycle of 6+ months.
  • Developed and executed a go-to-market strategy for a new recruitment-based SaaS product, achieving 30% market penetration within the first 10 months.
  • Expanded sales into 3 new demographic areas, increasing revenue by 35% through strategic planning and marketing.
  • Enhanced sales pitch-to-close ratio by 45% by delivering compelling product demonstrations focused on value-based selling.
  • Optimized sales processes by implementing CRM automations and data analytics tools, reducing cost-per-click (CPC) by over 40% and improving lead conversion rates by 18%.
Event ManagementSales StrategyB2B SalesB2B2C SalesMarketing StrategiesTeam Management+4

Boys & girls clubs of dane county

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2020Mar 2020 · 2 mos

  • Teaching Assistant for the 'Printable Programming' outreach program designed to class of 30 young minds to visualize, create and print 3D designs.
  • In coordination with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, young underprivileged students are taught to use CADjs - JavaScript based programming environment to create 3D models. These 3D models are then turned into physical objects using a 3D printer.

Airytails

Events & Client Relations Associate

Jul 2019Dec 2019 · 5 mos

  • > Organized and conducted AERO Confer, a series of 10 events, partnering with 10 universities in Bangalore, India.
  • > Recruited and managed 112 student volunteers, optimizing team productivity across design, marketing, and planning tasks.
  • > Led marketing and publicity efforts, increasing event visibility and engagement, achieving a turnout of over 5,000.
Event OrganizationVolunteer ManagementMarketingEvent Management

The vimana

Co-Founder

Sep 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • A Non-Profit student organization, aimed at providing engineering students with experience-oriented projects, and impact-oriented opportunities.
  • Managed the development and execution of 8 STEM research projects (high altitude balloon, water rockets, gesture-controlled drone, and more), recruiting and coordinating with 100+ team members.
  • Onboarded external stakeholders, including the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the Indian Institute of Science, to mentor project progress and co-author research papers.
  • Streamlined member onboarding through strategically designed hiring events, reducing turnover by 40%.
  • Impacted more than 1,000+ students across the city through engineering, business, and community development events and programs.
Project ManagementTeam CoordinationStakeholder ManagementEvent Planning

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Science - BS

Harvard Business School Online

Credential of Readiness - CORe

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Women Startup Program — Entrepreneurship

RV College Of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology - BTech

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