Who we are

Smartstaff is a workforce management platform purpose-built for India's blue-collar industries.

We didn't just build software — we built it while managing 10,000+ employees ourselves.

Real problems, solved in real time. That's why it works.

Backed by leading investors like Arkam Ventures, Blume Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners.

Our Journey

Extensive experience of managing and scaling blue collar employees through technology

Built Runnr

India's first app for managing delivery employees.

Sold Runnr to Zomato

Zomato acquired Runnr to build its food delivery business. Runnr team scaled it up to 350K delivery partners in 18 months.

Started Smartstaff

Staffing company to understand employee behaviour in manufacturing sector.

Transitioned to HR Tech Platform

Tech platform to help businesses source and manage blue collar employees.

Our Team

Arpit Dave

Arpit Dave

Co-founder and CEO

Gnanesh Chilukuri

Gnanesh Chilukuri

Co-founder and CTO

Aravind Reddy

Aravind Reddy

Co-founder

Rohit Jain

Rohit Jain

Vice President - Operations

Mayank Gelani

Mayank Gelani

Vice President - Product

Vikram Ithal

Vikram Ithal

Director - Finance

Twinkle Tahaliyani

Twinkle Tahaliyani

Senior Content Strategist

Naman Gupta

Naman Gupta

Sales Lead - Enterprise

Sahil Goel

Sahil Goel

Director - Growth

Krushna Jadhav

Krushna Jadhav

Senior Manager - Sourcing

Arvind Suresh

Arvind Suresh

Senior SDE

Anvith S Shetty

Anvith S Shetty

Senior SDE

Smartstaff in the Media

The Hindu

June 25, 2024

Tech-driven transparency: Bengaluru start-up aims to transform informal jobs into formal opportunities

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CNBC

October 03, 2023

Smartstaff Upskills Gig Workers & Helps Them Find Jobs

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The Economic Times

July 04, 2023

Smartstaff raises fresh equity from returning investors

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