Hightouch Lures Google Vet Jitendra Kumar Amid Rapid Growth

Hightouch, an AI startup that has been making waves in the marketing industry, has just poached Jitendra Kumar from Google. Kumar is a 20-year veteran of the tech giant and most recently oversaw U.S. agency partnerships for Google Customer Solutions.

In his new role as Hightouch's first head of commercial for advertising, Kumar will develop and manage partnerships with big agencies and brands, and help them apply data and AI capabilities across their media workflows.

Hightouch emerged from the startup incubator Y Combinator in 2018 and has been growing rapidly ever since. In April, it closed a $150 million Series D funding round, which no doubt helped attract top talent like Kumar to join its team.