We're rebuilding the safety net that work forgot to provide.
Kirandas was laid off. He rebuilt — earning a US Patent, managing AI teams, becoming Staff Data Engineer at Uber. But he never forgot the gap: the weeks of uncertainty between employment and re-employment that no product existed to fill.
Gayathri was on the other side — handing pink slips as an HR professional, watching talented people walk out with nothing but uncertainty. The Gatoms founders have lived both sides of this problem — and brought the engineering depth to build the system that fixes it. That's why they're building the infrastructure to fix it.
"Building the infrastructure layer between employment and unemployment — where companies manage workforce transitions without brand damage, and professionals move between jobs without falling off an income cliff."
Our core values
Speed is dignity
Every day without income is a day of mounting stress. We design everything — from activation to first payment — around getting you stable as fast as physically possible.
Privacy by default
A layoff is personal. Your situation is never shared with your employer, your new employer, or anyone outside the platform without your explicit consent.
Aligned incentives
We only succeed when you succeed. Our business model is designed so Gatoms wins when you land a great job — not when you stay unemployed longer.
Career security for everyone
Severance packages and outplacement services are luxuries most workers never see. We're changing that. Every professional deserves a safety net.
From lived experience to infrastructure.
Kirandas experiences layoff firsthand. The idea for Gatoms is born from direct experience of the gap between employment and re-employment.
Gayathri and Arundas join. The founders bring direct relevance to the problem — Kirandas's layoff experience, Gayathri's HR perspective, and the engineering depth to make the Skill Pulse profile work.
Legally incorporated. Self-funded. The Solve to Save pipeline and Skill Pulse module enter development.
5 B2B design partners pre-qualified and ready to pilot — zero paid marketing. 1000+ B2C waitlist members.
Kirandas resigns from Uber as Staff Data Engineer to work full time on Gatoms.
Platform launch. Founding Member spots open. India first, then United States.
Built by people who lived both sides.
Kirandas Balakrishna
Experienced layoff firsthand. Rebuilt — earning a US Patent and managing data and AI teams as Staff Data Engineer at LinkedIn and Uber. Resigned to build Gatoms full time.
Gayathri Nagella
MBA. HR, Recruitment & Finance background. Handed pink slips as an HR professional and watched talented people leave with no support. Left a stable career to fix the system she witnessed daily. Drives B2B sales and operations.
Arundas Balakrishna
M.Tech. Principal Data Engineer. Turned down a lucrative expat offer to stay in the startup ecosystem. Builds the Skill Pulse engine the entire Gatoms model depends on.
Join us in building the safety net.
Whether you're an individual protecting your career, or a company doing right by your people.