Siddartha Rayapudi Appointed as Vice President of Sales at ProdGain
Siddartha Rayapudi brings more than a decade in sales and four years of regional leadership at Leena AI to ProdGain.
The Move
- New role
- Vice President of Sales
- Company
- ProdGain
- Previously
- Regional Sales Director, India & SEA, Leena AI
- Announced
- October 22, 2026
By the Numbers: ProdGain
- Years in sales
- 12
- Years at Leena AI
- 4
- Employees
- 12
- Engineering growth, 12 months
- 37.5%
Data: Crustdata, as of October 22, 2026
ProdGain has appointed Siddartha Rayapudi as Vice President of Sales, adding a seasoned sales leader to the Hyderabad AI company. Rayapudi joins from Leena AI, where the most recent role was Regional Sales Director, India & SEA.
A Track Record In Sales
According to Crustdata people data, Rayapudi has spent 12 years in sales across a career of more than 15 years. At Leena AI, which Rayapudi joined in 2022, the role grew from Regional Director, India to Regional Sales Director, India & SEA, extending the remit from India into SEA markets.
The wider career shows a steady focus on growth. Rayapudi served as Director of Growth at Nuacem AI and, alongside later roles, as Executive Director of the Global AI Ethics Institute. Earlier positions include Head of Business Development at Perceptive Analytics, Manager Solution Sales at BillionApps and two years at Bank of America. An MBA in International Marketing from Amity University Noida completes the profile.
Why It Matters For ProdGain
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Hyderabad, ProdGain offers AI as a Service built around business productivity. Its services span AI consulting, model selection and fine-tuning, solution integration and infrastructure maintenance, working with closed-source models such as GPT, Gemini and Claude as well as open-source options such as Llama and Mixtral.
Crustdata company data shows ProdGain employs 12 people, up 20% over the past year. Engineering makes up 11 of them after growing 37.5% over the same period, giving the company a strong technical base for its new sales leader to build on. Most of the team, 10 people, works in the Greater Hyderabad Area, with a presence in the Greater Bengaluru Area as well.
What's Next
Rayapudi started at ProdGain in September 2026 and now leads its sales function from Hyderabad, home to the company's headquarters. The appointment pairs a career spanning sales, growth and business development with a company built around AI services, positioning ProdGain to bring its offering to more businesses.
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Questions and Answers
Who is the new Vice President of Sales at ProdGain?
Siddartha Rayapudi joined ProdGain as Vice President of Sales in September 2026. Rayapudi was most recently Regional Sales Director, India & SEA at Leena AI.
What is Siddartha Rayapudi's background?
Rayapudi has more than a decade in sales and spent four years at Leena AI, rising from Regional Director, India to Regional Sales Director, India & SEA. Other roles include Director of Growth at Nuacem AI and Head of Business Development at Perceptive Analytics.
What does ProdGain do?
ProdGain offers AI as a Service focused on business productivity, with services spanning AI consulting, model selection and fine-tuning, solution integration and infrastructure maintenance. Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Hyderabad.
· people and company records, retrieved October 22, 2026. Source: Crustdata.