Disruption in Retail Supply Chain with the Power of Technology
About Us
Established in 2000, we are a group of technology specialists who are passionate about fashion.
We specialise in enabling fashion manufacturing, sourcing and retailing companies to improve their lead times, costs and performance through technology. Armed with over 250-man years of experience in fashion technology, we have developed an easy to use cloud-based platform that is highly flexible, scalable and specialised to meet the needs of fashion industry. Our global footprint enables us to offer an end-to-end solution to the global fashion supply chain right from the retail customer to the manufacturer. We are passionate about using the latest technology and believe that artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform the way the global fashion industry operates. Being a cutting-edge company, we have been an early mover in this space and BlueKaktus is one of the pioneers in helping fashion companies benefit from this.
Meet Our Team
BlueKaktus is led by a team of specialists who are passionate about fashion vertical, with one goal: helping the
apparel retail world to discover, develop and deliver products at digital speed. It connects different stakeholders on
a single digital platform and enables fashion companies to be agile and nimble.
Avanish Jain, Director
A professional entrepreneur and a strategic planner with over 25 years of qualitative experience in supply chain, quality and operational management with significant expertise in managing processes. His focus towards implementation of retail growth strategies and control over cross-regional integration of program best practices makes him extremely valuable for the company.
Kal Raman, Board Member
Kal Raman brings a wealth of global leadership experience, having held key executive roles at some of the world’s most influential companies. As a former member of Amazon’s Leadership Team, Kal was responsible for driving worldwide non-media business, retail technology, and digital marketing for the entire Amazon ecosystem. He also served as COO of Groupon, where he managed a multi-billion-dollar global business, fostering growth and operational efficiency.In addition to his leadership roles at GlobalScholar and Xome as CEO, Kal has provided strategic direction as a board member and advisor to prominent companies, including BigCommerce, Feedvisor, and Solana.
Mia Hemmingson, Board Member
Mia Hemmingson is a strategic leader with 20+ years of experience in executive roles, board positions, and top-tier consulting, including McKinsey & Company. She has worked across consumer, tech, industrial, and sustainability sectors, combining strategic insight with operational leadership. Currently Chief Strategy Officer at Syre, a textile impact company decarbonising the industry through large-scale textile-to-textile recycling, Mia focuses on driving sustainable, profitable growth in fast-scaling, purpose-led businesses. Her core strengths include strategy, operations, business transformation, and guiding organisations through complex growth journeys.
Sarang KV, Co-Founder
With about 14+ years of diverse experience in management consulting, supply chain, sourcing strategy and planning, Sarang heads our Business vertical of Sourcing & Brands. He is an MBA from the hallowed portals of IIM-Bangalore, with expertise in start-ups.
Advisory Board
Sriram Srinivasan, Advisor
Sriram Srinivasan is a seasoned leader in the retail and apparel industry with over 40 years of experience. His career has focused on starting up and transforming businesses in the fashion and apparel sector. He has held leadership roles in companies like Coats Viyella ( Madura Garments),Indus-League and Reliance Fashion and Lifestyle ( Reliance Retail) . His vast experience and guidance helps BlueKaktus in becoming a global organisation disrupting the fashion and lifestyle space.
C. S. Suryanarayanan, Advisor
An I.I.T. passout with over 43 years of experience in multinational FMCG & Apparel Retail Industry in Asia Pacific and India, C.S.Suryanarayanan has worked with leading global companies like Unilever, PepsiCo and Levi’s. He is a founder partner of Aikantika ventures that provides Tech enabled support to companies in driving productivity in several areas across an organization such as people productivity, supply chain productivity and operations productivity Surya brings a strategic perspective backed with on–ground experience around success factors in emerging markets.
Manoj Chugh, Advisor
Manoj Chugh is a transformational leader with over four decades of experience in the global technology sector. Recognised among the “100 Great IITians” and the Top 10 who shaped the last decade of Indian IT, he has led five technology businesses to leadership in India. Manoj was instrumental in building India’s digital infrastructure and bringing global giants like Cisco, EMC, and Scientific Atlanta to India. He currently advises several startups and sits on the boards of Care Ratings, Nusummit Technologies, and Amity University, bringing strategic insight to high-growth organisations.