Krishnan Rajagopalan

Krishnan Rajagopalan is the Founder of Manif AI, where he is building financial infrastructure for agentic commerce—enabling AI agents to transact and operate autonomously across global markets. His work spans AI, stablecoins, and next-generation payments, focused on a future where software agents become economic actors and reshape how money, identity, and trust function.

Previously, Krishnan was a senior leader at Stripe, leading global expansion, partnerships, and product incubation across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. Over a 20+ year career across fintech and media, including leadership roles at Netflix, MPAA, Sony Pictures, and Singtel, he has consistently operated at major platform shifts—most recently launching the first model of agentic commerce in partnership with OpenAI. Earlier in his career, he held Head of Technology roles at MPAA, Singtel, and Sony Pictures, building and scaling global platforms, defining policy frameworks, and leading engineering organizations.