K P Reddy

K.P. Reddy is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in disruptive innovation. To know K.P. Reddy is to experience boundless enthusiasm for creating new ventures. Reddy's multidisciplinary career spans the innovation continuum. Over 25+ years, he has been a technologist, subject matter expert, founder, CEO, advisor, investor, profes... sor, author and coach. Reddy effortlessly combines expertise in advanced technologies with critical, in-the-trenches experience as an entrepreneur. He is a globally recognized authority in AEC environments, artificial intelligence, robotics and automation, collaborative communication, mobile applications and cloud computing. His passion is in launching game-changing startups, raising substantial investments, and leading organizations to meaningful acquisition and IPO exits. Currently, Reddy is co-founder and partner of The Combine, whose aim is to commercialize corporate innovation. In that capacity, KP is the CEO of two of The Combine's portfolio companies (Konstru & PZFlex) and sits on the Board of WAimat and Hummingbird Kinetics, also portfolio companies of The Combine. His experience advising Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, IBM and UPS informs his ability to accelerate internal know-how to achieve aggressive financial targets. KP's career highlights include: CEO of SoftWear Automation, a disruptive robotic sewing automation technology for the apparel/textile manufacturing industry. Within 18 months, he closed $3M Series A funding, launched two product lines, recruited the management team, and built a sales pipeline that considerably increased the company's valuation; Founder and Managing Advisor for AMPIRIX, an AEC industry strategy company that launches new companies and products for clients such as Autodesk, Builtspace and Mohawk (acquired); Managing Director for Enterprise Transformation for Gehry Technologies, the technology company started by world renowned architect Frank Gehry (sold to Trimble); President and CEO for RCMS, a ...Read More