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Image checked 2026-11-01. Display does not imply endorsement.Karun Kurien co-founded Alaan with Parthi Duraisamy. Alaan's official announcement records a prior consulting background at McKinsey and the founders' work establishing the spend-management platform.[1][2]
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Karun Kurien’s account of Alaan’s origins starts with first-hand experience of cumbersome expenses and invoice management. The launch article identifies him as co-founder and Head of Product and Technology, following earlier work at McKinsey. His product remit connected corporate cards, invoice payments and accounting integrations, bringing several finance-team tasks into a single spend-management workflow for businesses.[2]
