Summary
Arjun Kannan is a founder and seasoned product-engineering leader with 11 years building high-scale, outcome-driven software across real estate, fintech, and enterprise finance. As Co-Founder of ResiDesk he built an AI+human hybrid platform that handles millions of resident interactions daily, driving measurable improvements in happiness, reviews, and maintenance efficiency while integrating with every major property management system. Previously as CTO/CPO at Climb Credit he scaled product, engineering, and data from first hire to Series B, growing loans from $1M to $300M and creating an outcomes-first underwriting engine trusted by institutional partners. Earlier roles at BlackRock saw him translate complex risk analytics into accessible products that drove rapid revenue growth and operational savings. He combines hands-on technical depth with a track record of turning regulated, fragmented industries into data-driven businesses and even launched a metal-recycling business in college, showing an early knack for building enduring ventures.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Applied Physics, Master of Science (M.S.) Applied Physics at Cornell University
High School, High School at Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at PSG College of Technology