Hari Ravichandran, Indian American CEO and founder of Aura, a leading AI-powered online safety solution for individuals and families, will retain the top executive job after its acquisition of Australian technology company Qoria.
With this change, Sujay Jaswa, will remain the Chairman of Aura’s Board of Directors, while Aura CFO Brian DeCenzo,
takes over as CFO and President of the combined company, the Boston based firm announced. The current CFO of Qoria, Ben Jenkins, will remain on as CFO Australia, reporting to DeCenzo.
Tim Levy, current Managing Director of Qoria, will join the Board of Directors of the newly combined group and will serve as CEO of Aura Alpha, a new growth and innovation venture within Aura focused on strategic partnerships, global distribution channels, corporate development, M&A and policy, regulatory and market development initiatives.
Aura will also undertake an Equity Placement to support the combined group’s balance sheet and fund transaction costs.
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As a reflection of confidence in the combination of these two companies and management’s desire to provide incremental strength to the combined group’s balance sheet, Aura has received expanded capital commitments for $100 million, up from the previously disclosed commitment of $75 million, to be raised at acquisition close.
The additional $25 million investment will be fully funded by Hari Ravichandran and current Aura investor WndrCo, according to a company release.
In light of recent global equity market volatility and a broad de-rating of technology valuations, the placement is to be set at the equivalent of A$0.40 per Qoria share (implied), representing a 32.4% premium to the 30 day VWAP as of April 23, 2026, it said.
Ravichandran with over 40 approved or pending technology patents to his name was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful CEOs 40 and Under in 2014 and 2015. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University.
Ravichandran was previously the Founder and CEO of Endurance International Group, a publicly-traded company which he built from a start-up to a global hosting and email marketing company with an enterprise value of approximately $3.5 billion and more than 3,500 employees worldwide.
He is passionate about community and established the Ravichandran Foundation which supports various philanthropic organizations that are focused on health, education and poverty alleviation including CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy), Artists for Peace and Justice and Akshaya Patra in India, according to his official profile.