Bengaluru, August 11, 2026: Troogue.ai, the AI-powered capability platform transforming how enterprises discover, evaluate, and deploy technology expertise, today announced the appointment of Madhusudhana Rao Podila as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO).
This appointment marks a pivotal moment as Troogue evolves from a fast-growing capability marketplace into a broader AI-led platform designed to help enterprises understand, access, and deploy verified human capability at scale.
Troogue’s Next Phase of Growth
Troogue’s marketplace enables enterprises to discover, evaluate, and deploy verified technology professionals and teams. Building on this foundation, the company is now developing:
- AI agents for enterprises and technology professionals.
- A Human Intelligence Data Layer, integrating verified skills, assessment signals, experience, and real-world work outcomes to create a continuously evolving view of capability.
Madhusudhan will lead the next phase of Troogue’s product and technology evolution, overseeing product vision, technology strategy, and engineering execution.
Madhu Rajputra Peravalli, Co-founder & CEO, Troogue: “Enterprises no longer need more resumes; they need greater confidence in capability. As Troogue evolves into a broader AI-led platform, Madhusudhan brings the depth in Data, AI, enterprise technology, and large-scale transformation that we need for this next phase. His joining is an important step in our ambition to build capability infrastructure enterprises can depend on.”
Madhusudhana Rao Podila, CPTO, Troogue: “What attracted me to Troogue is the opportunity to solve a much larger problem than talent matching. The marketplace gives us a strong foundation; the next opportunity is to build intelligent products and AI agents that help enterprises make better capability decisions, while enabling professionals to demonstrate and grow their value. That intersection of AI, data, and human capability is a particularly exciting technology and product problem to solve.”
About Madhusudhana Rao Podila
- Former senior leader in Data & AI at Thoughtworks.
- IIM Calcutta alumnus with 20+ years of experience across Thoughtworks, Infosys, and Four Soft.
- Advised C-suite leaders across financial services, telecom, retail, and digital businesses on Data, AI, and large-scale technology transformations.
- Expertise spans enterprise technology strategy, Data & AI platforms, architecture, product-led transformation, and complex engineering programs.
- Based in Hyderabad, lives with his wife and two children. Passionate about badminton, travel, and reading on business, leadership, and technology.
About Troogue
Troogue.ai is an AI-powered capability platform enabling enterprises to discover, evaluate, and deploy verified technology professionals and project teams with speed and confidence.
- Marketplace integrates independent professionals, staffing agencies, technology service organizations, and enterprise demand.
- Leverages AI-led assessments and capability intelligence to improve matching quality and speed.
- Expanding into AI agents and a Human Intelligence Data Layer to support capability lifecycle decisions — from discovery and evaluation to deployment and development.
- Ambition: to become the infrastructure through which enterprises access, understand, and deploy human capability, while enabling professionals to continuously demonstrate and grow their value.
