CEO Girish Mathrubootham

'AI is a monster wave, investors are focusing on AI-first initiatives'

Both of us were doing angel investments on the side and helping founders. In 2019-20, we realised that there was literally no operator-led help for early-stage startups

Updated On: 20 Oct 2025 | 10:03 PM IST

Reality show to AI apps: Girish Mathrubootham spreads funding wings

Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham invests in Baanhem Ventures' Startup Singam and AI app-builder Rocket weeks after announcing his exit as executive chairman

Updated On: 24 Sep 2025 | 8:43 PM IST

FC Madras unveils new FIFA-compliant football facility at Mahabalipuram

Freshworks promoter Girish Mathrubootham is also the founder of the facility

Updated On: 19 Mar 2023 | 6:54 PM IST

SaaS major Freshworks lays off 90 employees globally; 60 in India

The company's founder chief executive, Girish Mathrubootham too termed it as a structural change, rather than a company-wide layoff

Updated On: 16 Dec 2022 | 5:14 PM IST

Freshworks m-cap crosses $13 bn; over 12% employees turn 'crorepatis'

Freshworks is the first Indian SaaS company to get listed on Nasdaq

Updated On: 24 Sep 2021 | 5:20 AM IST

Startup of the year: Freshworks aims to become a $1-bn company in 5 years

Freshworks has set its sights on increasing revenue to over $1bn inthe next five years as it prepares to take advantage of the vast untapped SaaS market

Updated On: 26 Mar 2021 | 6:12 AM IST

We will continue our worldwide expansion: CEO Girish Mathrubootham

We have always been a conservative company and on the verge of attaining profitability

Updated On: 06 Aug 2018 | 1:19 AM IST