Harini Janakiraman

Harini Janakiraman is an experienced professional with a strong background in technology and venture capital. Harini co-founded and serves as the CEO of Rowy, a low-code platform for building product backends. Previously, they were an Angel Investor at Cal.com, Inc. Harini also held various roles at Antler, including Global Partner & Head of Technology, Associate Partner, and Director of Technology. During their time at Antler, Harini played a key role in investing in over 200 startups across 14 cities. Prior to their work at Antler, they held positions at BlackRock, where they served as VP of Engineering, Engineering Lead, and Software Engineer. Harini'sresponsibilities at BlackRock included working on projects related to trading, portfolio and risk analytics applications. Before BlackRock, Harini gained experience as a Software Engineer at Intel Corporation. Harini also worked as a Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Texas at Austin, where they focused on algorithms and engineering research.

Harini Janakiraman obtained a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Anna University in the years 2004-2008. Harini then pursued a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin from 2008 to 2010.

In addition to their formal education, Harini Janakiraman has also obtained several certifications. These include a Writer Fellowship from On Deck in 2021, a Y Combinator Startup School (Advisor Track) certification from Y Combinator in 2017, a CFA Level 1 certification from the CFA Institute in 2013, and a Harvard Business School - HBX CORe certification from Harvard Business School in 2016.