Hemant Kumar

Co-founder & CTO @ Quid | Making finance teams 10x more efficient

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

I’m the co-founder of Quid, where I lead product and technology! We’re building AI agents that eliminate manual finance work: booking invoices, expense receipts, and journal entries with the correct GL, cost center, and BU directly into DATEV, NetSuite, and other major ERPs. Learn more here 👉🏽 usequid.com

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Quid AI
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Quid is a light-weight platform that automates complex financial workflows using AI agents. We move beyond simple OCR to provide true autonomous resolution for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Audit teams. By hooking into your existing ERP, we identify variances, resolve disputes with vendors, and automate data entry.We specialize in helping companies with complex, high-volume billing—including leaders in Freight, Logistics, and Global Trade—eliminate manual data entry and stop margin leakage.Stop flagging errors. Start resolving them with Quid.

  • Co-Founder & CTO at ChefCoco
    Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Led end-to-end technical architecture and product development for a venture-backed startup, successfully pivoting from urban mobility to an innovative food-tech platform. Successfully took the product from 0 to 1, demonstrating entrepreneurial agility through strategic pivots while maintaining lean operations. Raised capital from prominent angel investors and venture capitalists within the German region. - Architected and single-handedly developed a comprehensive tech ecosystem encompassing kitchen digitization, delivery logistics, and warehouse management systems, driving operational efficiency across the entire supply chain - Engineered a high-performance mobile application enabling seamless customer interactions, while maintaining strict cost controls through strategic use of low-code solutions and third-party integrations - Championed customer-centric product development by personally conducting initial deliveries to 50 customers, gathering crucial first-hand user feedback that shaped product evolution - Demonstrated startup resourcefulness by solely managing customer support operations for the first year, building deep customer relationships while maintaining lean operations - Optimized technology spend through innovative solutions and strategic tech stack choices, resulting in minimal burn rate during critical growth phases

  • Founder & CTO at JoinOrder
    Aug 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    JoinOrder helped group buyers to get better deals by buying in groups directly from the providers. Pivoted to ChefCoco during the pandemic.

  • Omio (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Principal Engineering Manager
      Nov 2018 - Jul 2019 · 9 mos

      - Led a diverse, cross-functional engineering team of 12 professionals across in-house and near-shore locations, orchestrating complex technical solutions for the European transportation sector across DACH, Benelux, and UK markets - Governed and optimized mission-critical backend integrations across 70+ microservices, establishing quality gates and architectural guidelines that ensured seamless integration with major transportation providers across European markets - Drove engineering excellence by implementing robust tooling solutions and development frameworks, resulting in significant improvements in team productivity and code quality - Established standardized development practices and technical guidelines across distributed teams, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality solutions while meeting aggressive market expansion timelines

    • Engineering Manager
      Nov 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Founder & CEO at WhatTheBus
    Oct 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Worked from the idea stage, validated, coded and launched products for both the bus companies and the riders. - Integrated with Europe’s leading vendors for intercity tickets. - Accelerated the company at StartupWise Guys accelerator in Riga.