Whatfix cofounder Khadim Batti has handed away at round 50, reportedly resulting from cardiac arrest
Batti was a outstanding determine in India’s SaaS ecosystem and helped construct Whatfix into a worldwide SaaS firm serving greater than 700 enterprises
Batti cofounded Whatfix with Vara Kumar Namburu in 2013 and served as CEO, whereas SaaSBOOMi CEO Avinash Raghava paid tribute to him as a mentor and supporter of founders
Khadim Batti, cofounder of SaaS soonicorn Whatfix
, handed away resulting from a cardiac arrest.
Batti cofounded Whatfix with Vara Kumar Namburu in 2013. He served because the CEO of the Bengaluru and San Francisco-based startup. He was about 50 years outdated.
In a publish on X, Avinash Raghava, CEO of AIBoomi, remembered Batti as a good friend and mentor who supported founders and the broader Indian startup ecosystem. The founder group, previously generally known as SaaSBOOMi, was rebranded as AIBoomi earlier this yr to replicate its rising concentrate on AI.
“His journey with Whatfix impressed so many founders on this group,” Raghava stated.
Whatfix provides an AI-powered digital adoption platform that helps enterprises prepare workers, drive the adoption of software program purposes, and derive larger worth from their know-how investments.
The startup serves greater than 700 enterprises, together with over 80 Fortune 500 firms. Its product portfolio additionally features a product analytics platform and Whatfix Mirror, which permits enterprises to create interactive simulations of purposes for worker coaching.
It’s at the moment specializing in strengthening its AI capabilities publish the acquisition of personalisation platform Airim in 2019, whose know-how was built-in into Whatfix’s digital adoption platform.
It subsequently launched ScreenSense, its patented AI know-how that helps the platform perceive graphical consumer interfaces and powers its digital adoption, product analytics, and simulation merchandise.
Whatfix has additionally invested in hiring AI expertise, upskilling its engineering workforce, and allocating devoted AI budgets throughout departments.
In an interplay with Inc42 in 2025, Batti stated Whatfix reached an ARR of $58 Mn and was focusing on the $150 Mn mark ahead of a potential public listing.
On the time, Batti stated the startup might go public inside two years, with AI anticipated to play a key position in its progress.
Startup Ecosystem’s Latest Losses
Batti’s dying comes amid the passing of a number of members of India’s startup ecosystem this yr.
In July, the ecosystem mourned the death of Akhilesh Agarwal, a member of Accel’s funding crew who centered on pre-seed and seed-stage startups.
In April, Regan Mithani, cofounder of SaaS startup Xpedize, passed away at the age of 45. He died on March 29 whereas on a household vacation in Singapore.
In Could, Unnati Agri cofounder Ashok Prasad died following a cardiac arrest. The startup stated he performed a key position in strengthening its progress, institutional capabilities, and long-term strategic route.
Earlier this yr, Icertis cofounder Samir Bodas handed away at 61 following a protracted battle with most cancers.
