The founding team at Whatfix has a history in technology and software development. Two of the co-founders were previously employed at Huawei Technologies and another was a Program Manager at Kenexa. They also have experience as co-founders at SearchEnabler. The team is educated, with degrees in Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science from universities such as the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, University of Mumbai, and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.