About Manish Gurukula
Manish Gurukula co-founded Alacriti and, as CEO, runs its strategy, business development and growth. He began his career as a software engineer and also led global teams at Western Union for money transfer and bill payments. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Manish Gurukula in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Alacriti Payments Inc. Current
CEO and Co-founder
2026 – Present · Bridgewater, NJ
Alacriti sells banks and credit unions a cloud payments hub for RTP, FedNow, Zelle, ACH and wires, plus online bill payment for billers.
WU
Western Union
Education
- Undergraduate degree, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Manish Gurukula works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Alacriti Payments Inc. · Form D/A, Aug 14, 2026
SR
Sai Raavi
Executive Vice President and Co-Founder
Manish Gurukula in the News
Sources
- SECAlacriti Payments Inc. Form D/A, filed Aug 14, 2026
- Officialalacriti.com, About Us leadership section: 'Manish Gurukula, CEO & Co-founder'; led global teams at Western Union; started as a software engineer; undergraduate degree from IIT Chennai
- Officialalacriti.com press release (2026-08-25): 'Manish Gurukula, co-founder and CEO of Alacriti'
- Officialalacriti.com press release (2026-05-20): 'Manish Gurukula, CEO of Alacriti'
- Officialsageviewcapital.com, Why We Invested in Alacriti: 'co-founder and CEO Manish Gurukula'