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title: "Kuldeep Rathore - Co-Founder & CEO in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Kuldeep Rathore, Co-Founder & CEO @ SamanNow | Ex - EIR,founders office KNOT | Ex- founder Zodok (acquired by KNOT) scaled to 10K+ Users | IIT MADRAS based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code. Explore public work links including samannow.com."
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# Kuldeep Rathore on Tal

## Headline

Co\-Founder & CEO @ SamanNow \| Ex \- EIR,founders office KNOT \| Ex\- founder Zodok \(acquired by KNOT\) scaled to 10K\+ Users \| IIT MADRAS

## About

Co\-founder of ZODOK \(acquired by KNOT\) \| Built the “Meesho of Q\-commerce” and scaled it to 10,000\+ users \| Led Private Supply at KNOT \(backed by Titan Capital, Blume Ventures & others\)\. Now building SamanNow, Delivering Everything Affordable in 60 Mins\!

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

## Work experience

Co\-Founder & CEO at SamanNow, Sep 2026 \- Present · 2 mos, Surat, Gujarat, India

EIR, Founder's Office at KNOT, Mar 2026 \- Sep 2026 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led and launched 2 private labels, 90% sell\-through\. Built the Surat, Delhi NCR, China supply and a 100\+ manufacturer network\.

Founder & CEO at ZODOK, May 2024 \- Mar 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Meesho for Quick Commerce, Acquired by KNOT\.

## Education

Bachelor of Science \- BS, Data science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

12th Boards, Podar International School \- India

## Public links

- samannow\.com: https://samannow\.com/

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