Who are Sardine's decision-makers?
Sardine is led by Soups Ranjan. The practical buying committee depends on the workflow: technical products involve product, engineering, security, and operations; business systems involve finance, legal, procurement, and functional leaders.
- CEO
- Soups Ranjan
- CTO/key exec
- Kazuki Nishiura
- Founded
- 2020
- Employees
- 200+
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA / remote-first
- Prior exit/Notable
- 450+ customers; $1.48T payments screened
- Soups RanjanFounder and CEOFounder - since 2020Public CEO and financial-crime platform leader.
- Zahid ShaikhChief Product OfficerCurrentLeads product organization.
- Kazuki NishiuraChief Technology OfficerCurrentLeads technology organization.
- Ben CookChief Financial OfficerCurrentFinance leader listed on company site.
Who leads Sardine?
The leadership team centers on Soups Ranjan and the executives listed in the reused leadership block. Founder-led or specialist-led companies usually keep product and market direction close to senior leadership even after procurement becomes more formal.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Sardine?
Buying decisions are made by the function that owns the pain and budget. Expect security, legal, finance, product, engineering, operations, and procurement to join larger evaluations, especially for tools that touch customer data, regulated workflows, infrastructure, or material spend.
How is Sardine organized as it scales?
At 200+ employees, Sardine is organized beyond founder-only buying. Sellers should identify the operational team that owns the target workflow, then build consensus upward with evidence of ROI, risk reduction, and implementation fit.
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