Our Story
Vartana was founded in 2020 by Kush Kella and Ahmed Sharif.
During their work together at fleet management company Motive, Kush and Ahmed dealt with the pains and problems caused by broken contract management and rigid payments infrastructure. After years of first-hand experience watching deals extend due to a lack of payment flexibility, they left Motive to build Vartana, aiming to equip companies with a managed platform that helps sales reps close more deals, faster.
Today, Vartana is a win-win for sellers and buyers of SaaS services and hardware products. It gives vendors new tools to close contracts and generate cash with prepaid deals while offering buyers various payment options and a simplified purchasing experience, ensuring buyers are able to purchase the best technology available to grow their business.
During their work together at fleet management company Motive, Kush and Ahmed dealt with the pains and problems caused by broken contract management and rigid payments infrastructure. After years of first-hand experience watching deals extend due to a lack of payment flexibility, they left Motive to build Vartana, aiming to equip companies with a managed platform that helps sales reps close more deals, faster.
Today, Vartana is a win-win for sellers and buyers of SaaS services and hardware products. It gives vendors new tools to close contracts and generate cash with prepaid deals while offering buyers various payment options and a simplified purchasing experience, ensuring buyers are able to purchase the best technology available to grow their business.
The Mission of Vartana
We are on a mission to change the way businesses sell and buy technology, services, and hardware by simplifying every step of the sales closing process.
With Vartana, sellers can quickly close deals at the true value of their offering, and buyers gain payment flexibility to access the best tools and services. We help businesses reach their full potential with the most simple purchasing software, versatile payment options, and access to new cash flow—all designed to fuel growth.
With Vartana, sellers can quickly close deals at the true value of their offering, and buyers gain payment flexibility to access the best tools and services. We help businesses reach their full potential with the most simple purchasing software, versatile payment options, and access to new cash flow—all designed to fuel growth.
Vartana's Investors
Leadership Team
Patrick Salyer
Partner @ Mayfield Fund & Vartana Board Member
Partner @ Mayfield Fund & Vartana Board Member
Kush Kella
Co-founder &
CEO @ Vartana
Co-founder &
CEO @ Vartana
Ahmed Sharif
Co-founder &
Head of Finance
Co-founder &
Head of Finance
Lauren Roberts
VP of Revenue
VP of Revenue
Austin Siegfried
Head of Risk
Head of Risk
Apratim Ghosh
Chief of Staff to CEO
Chief of Staff to CEO
Arun Dobriyal
Head of Engineering
Head of Engineering
Daphne Xu
Design Lead
Design Lead
Bilal Menai
Head of HR
Head of HR
Blaine Bassett
Head of Product Marketing
Head of Product Marketing
Ashhad Sheikh
Engineering Lead
Engineering Lead
Zaibinda Mubashar
Product Manager
Product Manager
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