Fantabee is an Internet of Things (IoT) startup founded by industry veterans, comprising two Strategic Business Units, Fantabuildings and Fantaserv.
Our solutions SBU, Fantabuildings, provides IoT solutions that make commercial buildings efficient, comfortable, and sustainable. Our services SBU, Fantaserv, offers a suite of IoT services ranging from Strategy to Managed Services.
Along with our industry-leading partners, we ensure that embracing IoT can be hassle-free, flexible, and productive.
TEAM
Joe Costello
Chairman
Joe has been a tech executive and CEO for the last 30 years. As CEO of Cadence Design Systems, he grew the company from $10 million in 1987 to $1 billion in a decade to become the leader in electronic design automation (EDA). In recognition of his achievements, he received the Phil Kaufman Award, the highest accolade in the EDA industry. In 1997, Chief Executive magazine named Costello the top CEO of America.
Joe has also served on the board of many companies such as Oracle, Macromedia, Clarify, and Mercury Interactive. Most recently, he served as the Chairman and CEO of Enlighted Inc., a smart building startup acquired by Siemens.
Shamindran Sethuraman
Founder CEO
7 Jul 1970 – 12 Apr 2020
Shamindran has over two decades of experience in the ICT industry playing key leadership roles in varied organizations. Shami’s accomplishments include founding and successfully exiting two technology start-ups, Wonderschools, a K-12 School Portal, and Weume, a Mobile VAS services provider. He was one of the first and successful movers in the Mobile Data/Mobile VAS industry in India and is highly regarded for his innovative strategies and decisive moves.
Before Fantabee, Shami served as the Managing Director of Orb Networks, India (acquired by Qualcomm), President of Qruize Inc., a technology strategy consulting company and most recently as Managing Director of Enlighted Inc., India (a Siemens company).
Ram Vellayan
Managing Director
Ram is an accomplished leader with over 26 years of experience in marketing, business strategy, business development, and entrepreneurship. He has worked for organizations ranging from startups to multinationals such as Tata Infomedia, Reuters.
As a successful entrepreneur, Ram has founded/co-founded four ventures and has extensive experience in raising capital, building teams, and creating brands. Before Fantabee, he co-founded Qruize Technologies and led marketing, where his work won accolades, awards, customers, and investments for the company. Most recently, he founded and successfully exited Haberdasher Ventures, an affordable luxury men’s fashion startup.
Ram is an inspiring leader and a team player, with his head in the clouds and feet on the ground. He holds an MBA from Lancaster University, UK.
Chris Coliandris
DIRECTOR – CLIENT ENGAGEMENT
Chris is a successful business executive with over three decades of experience playing leadership roles in the Lighting, Manufacturing, and Internet of Things industries. He excels in Strategic Planning, Change Management, Organizational Development, and is a Black Belt in 6 Sigma and is also Lean Certified. Chris is known for his impressive track record of improving company performance through creative business solutions to maximize profitability. Before Fantabee, Chris had long, productive, and successful tenures of twenty-six years at OSRAM Sylvania and six years at Enlighted Inc.
Chris holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UNR & MBA from Babson College.
Joe has been a tech executive and CEO for the last 30 years. As CEO of Cadence Design Systems, he grew the company from $10 million in 1987 to $1 billion in a decade to become the leader in electronic design automation (EDA). In recognition of his achievements, he received the Phil Kaufman Award, the highest accolade in the EDA industry. In 1997, Chief Executive magazine named Costello the top CEO of America.
Joe has also served on the board of many companies such as Oracle, Macromedia, Clarify, and Mercury Interactive. Most recently, he served as the Chairman and CEO of Enlighted Inc., a smart building startup acquired by Siemens.
Shamindran has over two decades of experience in the ICT industry playing key leadership roles in varied organizations. Shami’s accomplishments include founding and successfully exiting two technology start-ups, Wonderschools, a K-12 School Portal, and Weume, a Mobile VAS services provider. He was one of the first and successful movers in the Mobile Data/Mobile VAS industry in India and is highly regarded for his innovative strategies and decisive moves.
Before Fantabee, Shami served as the Managing Director of Orb Networks, India (acquired by Qualcomm), President of Qruize Inc., a technology strategy consulting company and most recently as Managing Director of Enlighted Inc., India (a Siemens company).
Bong is a strategic financial leader and operating CFO in fast-growing startups in the ICT industry. He has over 15 years of extensive experience in equity and debt fundraising, M&A, scaling operations, business modeling, technical accounting in US GAAP and IFRS, accounting operations, tax strategy, IPO preparation, and filing both in the USA and internationally.
Bong has held key leadership roles in organizations such as PwC, KPMG, RingCentral, Wyndham, and Trimble Navigation in the past. Most recently, he was the CFO of Enlighted Inc., where he successfully architected and facilitated the M&A by Siemens.
Bong holds financial and management educational qualifications from Stanford University, USA, Asian Institute of Management, and Ateneo University, Philippines. He is a Certified Global Management Accountant and holds a California CPA license. Bong is also an active member of Financial Executives International-Silicon Valley, American Institute of Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and CalCPA.
Careers
BECOME A FANTAFOLK!
Fantabee is a knowledge-driven company that aspires to become a Thought Leader in its industry and transform its community positively. Naturally, we understand that our people play the most important role in achieving our goals. Hence, we aspire to hire the right people and celebrate them every day.
We go to great lengths to scout for suitable candidates who are not only the finest in their craft but who can also identify with our values. We believe our organizational culture is the fabric that weaves people from diverse backgrounds to become one with the company to make greatness possible.
And how we celebrate our people is something that must be experienced! Apart from the industry’s best remuneration and benefits, some other perks of being a Fantafolk are:
We are always looking for people who are curious to explore, brave to take responsibility, committed to excellence, and empathetic to people & planet. Come join us, let us leave a lasting impact in this world.
You can send your CV to careers@fantabee.com
We are currently hiring for
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
Experience: 3-7 YEARS
Key Skills:
Technical Support| CCNA| ISP Support| Networking Support| CCNP| wireless support
KBTEC200602
02
DEVOPS ENGINEER
Experience: Min 4 Years
Key Skills:
Kubernetes | Docker | DevOps | AWS/ Azure/GCP
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03
TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANAGER
EXPERIENCE: 7-15 Years
Key Skills:
Tech Support | Cloud computing - AWS/ Azure/GCP | Containers | Kubernetes | DevOps
ARTEC211001
04
FULL STACK DEVELOPER
EXPERIENCE: 4-7 YEARS
Key Skills:
AngularJS | ReactJS/Node.JS | Vue.js Express | Web Development Toolkit
GRTEC210601
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SENIOR DEVELOPER- AWS
EXPERIENCE: 4-5 YEARS
Key Skills:
VPC | EC2 | Cloud Front | SSM | Cloud Watch | Terraform | Linux/Unix | Python/Javascript
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TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
EXPERIENCE: 8-10 YEARS
Key Skills:
Shopify | AWS | Node.js | React/Vue | Any SQL and MongoDB | Jenkin/VSTS | Git/GitHub | Cypress | Visio/Magic Draw
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Please send your CV to careers@fantabee.com stating the job code in the subject line.