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Gerardo Salandra
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Gerardo Salandra

Gerardo Salandra

Co-Founder CEO, respond.io· 2017 – present

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Gerardo Salandra's Career

respond.io

respond.io

Series B$69.5MKuala Lumpur, MY
Co-Founder CEO
2017 – present

Recent news

Respond.io puts Malaysia on the global software map with huge $62.5M investmentAsia Tech Review · 2026
Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitionsTechCrunch · 2026
Respond.io raises $62.5M Series B to expand its customer conversation platform globallyrespond.io · 2026

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Iaroslav KudritskiyIaroslav KudritskiyCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
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