Hemanth Puttaswamy
CEO & Co-Founder, Malbek
Background
As the CEO and Co-Founder of Malbek, Hemanth Puttaswamy is a visionary leader with a passion for building world-class teams and fostering an exceptional company culture. With over two decades of experience in enterprise software, Hemanth has been at the forefront of innovation, transforming how businesses manage contracts through cutting-edge technology and a customer-first approach.
A hands-on leader, Hemanth believes that success starts with people. He is deeply invested in cultivating a collaborative, empowering environment where talent thrives and ideas flourish. Under his leadership, Malbek has grown into a leading contract lifecycle management (CLM) provider, known for its intuitive, AI-powered solutions and commitment to customer success.
Before Malbek, Hemanth held key leadership roles at companies like Saba, and Revitas (now Model N), where he led teams in developing and scaling enterprise-grade SaaS solutions. His expertise in product strategy, engineering, and business growth has been instrumental in Malbek’s rapid rise in the CLM space.
Education
- MBA | San José University
Blog posts
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Recognized for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute We are excited to share that Malbek has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management. We believe this is a milestone that validates not just what we’ve built, but how we’ve built it, and more importantly, why. But …
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The way organizations handle contracts is undergoing a profound transformation. For years, traditional CLM systems have relied on rigid interfaces, manual workflows, and fragmented processes. But that’s changing and we’re now witnessing the dawn of a new era—one where Agentic AI is revolutionizing how we interact with contracts through natural, conversational interfaces. This paradigm shift …
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PRINCETON, NJ – March 12, 2025 (GLOBE) — Malbek, a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, today announced the first-to-market launch of its Conversational Contracts, a comprehensive system of connected Agentic AI and UI-less functionality orchestrated by Bek with its innovative Ensemble LLM approach. This groundbreaking technology will transform the entire contract lifecycle from …
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Remember when contract management meant endless stacks of paper and manual reviews? Those days are long gone. AI isn’t just assisting with contracts anymore – it’s completely changing the game. The numbers tell the story: legal teams using AI-powered solutions cut their contract processing time by more than 77%, according to Gartner’s latest research. By …
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Princeton, NJ, January 9, 2024 (GLOBE) — Malbek, a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Jaime Slocum as Chief Customer Officer in the Customer Experience function running its comprehensive customer success methodology amid rapid global expansion. Slocum has 20+ years in SaaS primarily in the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) …
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Princeton, NJ, November 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Malbek, the innovative contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, has been named the Market Leader in the prestigious SoftwareReviews Contract Lifecycle Management Data Quadrant. The recognition is based on extensive feedback from verified users, with Malbek achieving the highest composite satisfaction score (8.3/10) among all vendors evaluated. The …
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New Purpose-Built Industry Packages Transform the Speed, Accuracy, Compliance, and Ease of Doing Business for Customers. Princeton, NJ — October 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSIRE) – Malbek, a leading provider of contract lifecycle management (CLM), is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Malbek Vertical Power Packs featuring industry-specific capabilities to meet the unique challenges …
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September 24, 2024, Princeton, NJ (GLOBE Newsire) — Malbek, a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with ZS, a global management consulting and technology firm. With successful global deployments across industries, including Life Sciences, Financial Services, Technology, Services, Manufacturing, CPG, Telecom, Energy, Oil, and Gas, this collaboration …
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Cutting-edge Generative AI Technology Set to Reinvent the Clause Playbook and Transform Contracting Operations Worldwide Las Vegas, NV — May 6, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSIRE) — Malbek, a leading provider of contract lifecycle management (CLM), is proud to announce the launch of Malbek AI Pro, featuring advanced Generative AI technology. This groundbreaking solution is set to …
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Trainable to your legal operation, Bek can perform highly complex CLM use cases across Malbek’s fully secure, multi-LLM stack.](/content/blog/malbek-announces-advanced-generative-ai-innovations-to-bek-the-legal-copilot/index.html)
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We are proud to announce that we closed 15.3 million in series A funding! This is truly a new milestone](/content/blog/a-malbek-milestone-our-series-a-funding-round/index.html)
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Malbek’s AI engine makes it possible to understand the risk profile of the contracts in your repository and optimize terms for greatest financial benefit.](/content/blog/what-can-ai-do-for-your-contracts/index.html)