Hari Kiran Kumar Grandhe

Co-Founder @ KonfHub

About

I am an accidental entrepreneur. I met my classmate Ganesh Samarthyam 10 years after our college. We discovered common interests in sharing knowledge, building communities, and exploring new technologies. I am from a technology background, having worked in large corporates (HCL, CSC, Cisco). My passion for development naturally led me to developer tools and the broader tech ecosystem. As a natural extension of these interests, we started organizing our own meetups and later our own tech conferences. One thing led to another, and we started KonfHub Technologies LLP. KonfHub now serves as a one-stop online platform for discovering and hosting technical conferences. Through years of working with organizers across communities, enterprises, and government programs, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of what events really need. It goes beyond registrations and check-ins and focuses on creating smoother workflows, improving attendee experience, and giving organizers insights they can act on. At KonfHub, my focus has been translating these learnings into practical tools across event technology, AI-driven engagement, ticketing workflows, onsite check-ins, and attendee analytics. These are the areas where organizers often need the most support. By building features like automated processes, data-driven insights, and tools for managing large conferences, we aim to reduce the friction organizers face every day. The goal is simple: help people run better events with less effort while strengthening the overall attendee experience, event operations, and community impact.

Country

India

City

Bengaluru

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Event Analytics, Organizational Leadership, Event Technology, Event Ticketing, Attendee engagement, AI-driven engagement, Product Strategy, Core Java, Tomcat, XML, REST, Subversion, Perl, JDBC, Agile Methodologies, JMS, CVS, MySQL, Java, SDLC

Experience

Co-Founder

KonfHub

2019-8 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

Bengaluru Area, India

KonfHub is an AI-powered event platform built to simplify the entire event lifecycle—from white-label customizations to registrations and ticketing, real-time engagement, check-ins, badge printing, analytics, and onsite operations. The platform is used by some of the world's largest conference organizers, associations & communities. Proven track record of the platform has powered large-scale conferences, expos, marathons, and community events ✨ My Core Role: Product, Strategy, and Execution My responsibilities sit at the intersection of Product Vision, Strategic Leadership, and Hands-on Execution, ensuring the KonfHub platform not only meets current market needs but is also future-proofed with advanced AI capabilities. • Defining the long-term vision and product roadmap for the platform • Leading the development of our AI-driven engagement and automation features • Designing scalable workflows for large conferences, multi-track events, and government summits • Building tools for registrations, ticketing, check-ins, badge printing, event apps, and live galleries • Partnering with enterprises, state programs, and community organizations to power mission-critical events • Overseeing integrations, API capabilities, and customization for enterprise clients • Translating organizer feedback into product decisions that improve attendee experience and event ROI • Supporting the broader tech ecosystem through meetups, communities, workshops, and discovery channels The goal is simple: help organizers run better events with less effort, and give attendees a more engaging experience at every touchpoint.

Co-Founder

CodeOps Technologies LLP

2016-5 - 2024-2 · 7 yrs 10 mos

Bengaluru Area, India

CodeOps Technologies is the authorised reseller of JetBrains IDEs/tools like IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, GoLand and more Exclusive Benefits of Purchasing/Renewing Existing Licenses from Us: a) Renew/procure new licenses based on PO and tax with-holding (TDS) for India entities b) Get GST invoices that could be utilised to claim GST input credits c) Competitive prices for licenses with discounts based on volume and continuity d) Get expert tech talks (Pro Bono basis) on effective usage of the tools. For example: Automated Refactoring, Productivity Tips & Tricks, and Automated Code Quality Improvement Do connect with me if you are looking for purchasing JetBrains tools (Personal / Organisational) licenses.