CPO Murali Krishnan
Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer at Synvya
Murali Krishnan is Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer at Synvya and Founder and President at Zanavu Ventures. He previously held leadership roles at Microsoft Corporation, RapL, Starbucks, and Tern Pro Inc. He has expertise in building commerce platforms across major technology shifts and is an angel investor in over 100 startups with more than 10 exits.
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Synvya Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer 2026–present · current
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Zanavu Ventures Founder & President 2020–present · current
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RapL Co-Founder and CPO 2021–2024, Chief Product Officer 2024 · past
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Starbucks Vice President of Software Engineering 2018–2020 · past
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Tern Pro Inc (Go Slope) Strategic Advisor 2016–2018 · past
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Transform, Inc VP of Products / Technology 2016–2018 · past
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Microsoft Director, (Office 365, Windows Phone, SQL Server, Subscription and Commerce, et al) 1994–2016, Software Development Manager 1994–2000 · past
Education
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College of Engineering, Guindy B.E., Computer Science and Engineering · 1988–1992
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The Wharton School Accelerated / Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
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University of Wisconsin-Madison MS, Computer Science
Organizations
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Synvya Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer 2026–present · current
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Zanavu Ventures Founder & President 2020–present · current
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RapL Co-Founder and CPO 2021–2024, Chief Product Officer 2024 · past
Education
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College of Engineering, Guindy B.E., Computer Science and Engineering · 1988–1992
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The Wharton School Accelerated / Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
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University of Wisconsin-Madison MS, Computer Science
