Veteran Data and AI leader joins Troogue as the company expands beyond its capability marketplace to build AI agents and a Human Intelligence Data Layer.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, August 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).
The appointment comes as Troogue enters its next phase of growth, evolving 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 marketplace enables enterprises to discover, evaluate and deploy verified technology professionals and teams. Building on this foundation, the company is developing AI agents for enterprises and technology professionals, supported over time by a Human Intelligence Data Layer that brings together verified skills, assessment signals, experience and real-world work outcomes to build a continuously evolving view of capability.
Madhusudhan will lead the next phase of Troogue’s product and technology evolution, with responsibility for product vision, technology strategy and engineering execution.
Commenting on the appointment, Madhu Rajputra Peravalli, Co-founder and CEO of Troogue, said: “Enterprises no longer need more access to resumes; they need greater confidence in capability. As Troogue evolves from a capability marketplace 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 that enterprises can depend on.”
Speaking about his move, Madhusudhana Rao Podila, Chief Product and Technology Officer, said: “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.”
Madhusudhan will work closely with Troogue’s founding and leadership teams as the company scales its enterprise platform, strengthens its AI capabilities and expands its product roadmap.
About Madhusudhana Rao Podila
Madhusudhan joins Troogue from Thoughtworks, where he served as a senior leader in the Data and AI domain.
An IIM Calcutta alumnus with more than two decades of experience across Thoughtworks, Infosys and Four Soft, he has advised C-suite leaders across financial services, telecom, retail and digital businesses on Data, AI and large-scale technology transformations.
His experience spans enterprise technology strategy, Data and AI platforms, architecture, product-led transformation and complex engineering programs. This combination of strategic, architectural and execution experience will be central to Troogue’s ambition of building the next generation of capability infrastructure.
Based in Hyderabad, Madhusudhan lives with his wife and two children. Outside of work, he is an avid badminton player, an enthusiastic traveler who enjoys exploring new cultures, and a dedicated reader with a keen interest in business, leadership and technology.
About Troogue
Troogue.ai is an AI-powered capability platform that enables enterprises to discover, evaluate and deploy verified technology professionals and project teams with greater speed and confidence.
Its capability marketplace brings together independent professionals, staffing agencies, technology service organizations, and enterprise demand, leveraging AI-led assessments and capability intelligence to improve matching quality and speed of fulfillment.
Beyond the marketplace, Troogue is building AI agents for enterprises and technology professionals designed to assist across the capability lifecycle, covering discovery, evaluation, deployment, development and ongoing decision-making.
Underpinning this vision is Troogue’s emerging Human Intelligence Data Layer, designed to build a continuously improving understanding of verified human capability and work outcomes.
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