returnGuru

returnGuru provides valuable return policy alerts for retail purchases; for premium subscribers, returnGuru also provides price drop alerts

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Mobile
  • Location Portland, OR, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2011
  • Employees 1
  • Website returnGuru.com

Company Summary

Retail returns are complicated. returnGuru's mission is to simplify that process for consumers with the help of smartphone Apps. returnGuru will do all the grunt work to process the receipts based on retailer return polices and sends smart alerts before its too late to return something. returnGuru will offer price alerts on high-ticket and recurring purchases for its premium customers (that pay an annual subscription of 30-40$).

Team

  • Balki Kodarapu
    Founder / CEO

    Balki is a detail-oriented and solutions-focused professional commanding more than 15 years of technical and leadership success. He is a hands-on technologist known for identifying, recruiting, and retaining high-caliber team members in fast-paced software companies.
    He has a Bachelors degree Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from University of Washington's Foster School of Business.

  • Confidential Until Finalized
    CTO

    Our CTO who is already fully engaged in architecting and building the product has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He has worked at a variety of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
    While he is officially onboard, returnguru would like to respective his privacy until the legal paperwork is complete.

  • Confidential Until Finalized
    VP of Engineering

    Our VP of Engineering also fully engaged in creating the backend engine that organizes, reads and reminds based on receipt data. Currently a technical team lead at a Fortune 500 company working on highly scalable financial applications, he has a tremendous experience and passion for building cutting-edge tech solutions.
    While he is officially onboard, returnguru would like to respective his privacy until the legal paperwork is complete.

  • Confidential Until Finalized
    Co-founder

    We are in advanced stage negotiations with the potential co-founder. He will bring in a wealth of sales, marketing and biz dev experience along with connections to industry experts and investors in the Portland market.

Advisors

  • Mary Hull, Stoel Rives
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Alex Worthen, Worthen Consulting
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

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