Ravi Paladugu

Ravi Paladugu

Founder Wyra.ai

Atlanta, GA

In My Own Words

At Eficens, we’ve been working to build Wyra-the world’s first agentic AI SDR for technology consulting partners. Our goal is to make it easier for technology partners to find and connect with the right customers using smart, automated outreach.

Wyra streamlines lead generation through intelligent automation, so consulting partners can focus more on building relationships and delivering value. We’re excited to help partners grow their pipeline and reach new customers with less manual effort and more precision.

If you’re interested in how AI can transform sales for technology consulting, let’s connect.

Work Experience

Founder

Wyra.ai

2024 – Present

I founded Wyra to help AWS Partners grow faster with AI-powered sales automation. Wyra is the world’s first AWS-focused AI SDR, making it easy for partners to generate more qualified leads and meetings through smart, omni-channel outreach. I lead product, strategy, and partnerships-driving innovation and results for our customers.

Chief Business Officer

Eficens Systems

2024 – Present

As Chief Business Officer at Eficens, I set strategy and lead a global sales organization to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. Our approach is strengthened by Eficens' centers of excellence across cybersecurity, data, AI, generative AI, and cloud. With deep industry expertise spanning financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, and more, our global teams are dedicated to helping organizations realize their full potential through transformative technology solutions.

Founder

Eficens DiscoverCloud

2024 – 2025

DiscoverCloud was created to help organizations fully realize the potential of the cloud—not only to optimize costs but to drive innovation, empower agile teams, and support sustainable growth. While many businesses recognize cloud's value, they often don’t leverage its full capabilities. Drawing on our experience with hundreds of enterprise clients, startups, and SMBs, DiscoverCloud is built to support organizations in using cloud as a catalyst for experimentation, agility, and resilience.

Built by a team of engineers with deep experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP, DiscoverCloud has received full funding from Eficens and is now being integrated with the broader Eficens portfolio, amplifying its reach and impact.

Global Account Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2016 – 2024

Leading various global initiatives, driving cloud adoption and digital transformation for enterprises worldwide. Spearheading innovative solutions to enhance cloud infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and enable business agility.

Member Board of Studies

R.M.D ENGINEERING COLLEGE

2021 – 2024

As the member on the Board of Studies (BoS), ensure that overall academic and research system as conceived by the University is properly built into the curriculum related to various programs offered by the University. The BoS keeps track of the emerging trends and latest industry requirement, the global changes taking place in relation to the innovativeness etc. and bring in the necessary changes into curriculum so that the curriculum is up to date addressing all current requirements.

Founder

US Infotek

2014 – 2016

Built and scaled a technology company from a 40-employee organization, delivering cutting-edge IT solutions. Drove business growth through strategic planning, innovation, and exceptional leadership. Successfully exited in 2016.

Principle Solutions Architect

Bridgewater Associates

2013 – 2016

Developed and executed cloud strategy for datacenter and cloud workloads. Enabled seamless transition to cloud infrastructure, optimizing performance and cost-efficiency.

Founding Member & Core Architect

DiaSem Healthcare

2014 – 2016

Architected and led the development of AI-based diabetes management solutions. Established key partnerships and drove the company to a successful exit in 2016.

Principal Architect

Facebook

2012 – 2013

Engineered robust infrastructure solutions, enhancing scalability and reliability. Played a key role in optimizing data center operations and driving infrastructure innovation.

Solutions Specialist

Google

2011 – 2012

Designed and implemented cutting-edge infrastructure solutions, leveraging advanced technologies to drive efficiency and innovation.

Education

Master’s Degree

Illinois Institute of Technology

2009 – 2011

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

R.M.D ENGINEERING COLLEGE

2005 – 2009

Interests

aiLead Generation and Sales

Skills

Start-up LeadershipSales ManagementNew Business DevelopmentC Level ManagementDigital StrategyEntrepreneurshipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningEnterprise Account ManagementInternational Account ManagementThought LeadershipSystem MigrationNetwork EngineeringBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSANDisaster RecoveryStorageCloud ComputingNAS

Industries

Tech