Aran Khanna
Aran Khanna is CEO and Co-Founder at Archera and serves as a Governing Board Member at FinOps Foundation. He previously co-founded Glia Intelligence and has held roles as an AI Engineer at Amazon Web Services, Research Fellow & Developer at Harvard IQSS, and Software Development Engineer at Marianas Labs and Microsoft Azure.
Archera raises $7M Series A to automate AWS and Azure cost optimization, bringing total funding to $10.3M
Seattle startup Archera (formerly Reserved.ai) raised $7 million in a Series A to help AWS, Azure and other cloud customers automate resource management and purchasing; the company reports 150% revenue growth this year and counts customers like Fortive and Guardant Health.
GeekWire names winners at 2021 Awards; SeekOut wins Startup of the Year after $65M raise
The 2021 GeekWire Awards returned as a virtual event honoring over 60 finalists across 14 categories from the Pacific Northwest tech community, featuring celebrity cameos and performances. Winners included SeekOut as Startup of the Year, and among 16 winners eight were women and five were people of color and/or immigrant entrepreneurs.
GeekWire Awards 2020 Goes Virtual; Ally Wins Startup of the Year as Bill Gates and Celebrities Celebrate
GeekWire held a virtual GeekWire Awards livestream honoring top Pacific Northwest tech companies and leaders across 12 categories, with winners accepting via Zoom and special video messages from figures like Bill Gates. Seattle startup Ally won Startup of the Year, and the event included entertainment such as The Drunken Tenorperforming an "Opera di Zoom."
Organizations
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FinOps Foundation Governing Board Member 2026–present · current
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Archera CEO, Co-Founder 2019–present · current
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Glia Intelligence Co-Founder 2018–2019 · past
Education
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Harvard University A.B, Computer Science and Mathematics · 2012–2016
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Lakeside High School 2008–2012
