About Crest — crest.digital
Built by Risk Practitioners. Trusted by Compliance Teams.

An Operating System
for Trust.

Crest by CVT exists to be the constant in a changing world — the lens that turns complexity into clarity, and the foundation that allows progress without loss of control.

Vision
Clarity
Legacy
Trust
✦ Vision • Clarity • Legacy ∞
CREST
Our Philosophy
The world is no longer linear.
Risk no longer comes from one place.
It moves across vendors, systems, decisions, and time.
As enterprises scale, complexity multiplies.
Data grows. Tools expand. Accountability fragments.
What's missing isn't information. It's continuity.
Crest by CVT exists to be the constant in a changing world.
The control variable when everything else shifts.
The lens that turns complexity into clarity.
The foundation that allows progress without loss of control.
Risk isn't about fear.
It's about truth.
Seeing what matters. Connecting what's scattered.
Making decisions that endure.
Crest by CVT is not just a platform.
It's an operating system for trust.
Built for organisations that move fast — and intend to last.
✦ Vision • Clarity • Legacy ∞
Crest by CVT
About Crest

Built to Solve a Real Problem.

Third-party risk management has been broken for years — fragmented spreadsheets, email-based assessments, and annual reviews that leave organisations exposed for 364 days at a time.

Crest Intelligence was built by risk practitioners who lived this pain — auditors, GRC leaders, technologists — who knew the gap between what compliance demanded and what existing tools could deliver.

We built the platform we wished existed: AI-powered, continuous, and structured around how real risk teams actually work — not how software vendors think they should.

Crest is powered by CVT — Crest Veda TechWorks, a technology company focused on trust infrastructure for modern enterprises. Headquartered in New Delhi, we work with risk, audit, and compliance teams across regulated industries.

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18yrs
Average domain experience across the founding team
9
Risk domains covered — cyber, ESG, financial, compliance & more
GRC
Practitioners-first platform — built by risk professionals, not just engineers
AI
Intelligence-driven — agentic AI at every stage of the TPRM lifecycle
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Powered by CVT — Crest Veda TechWorks Pvt. Ltd.
WeWork Eldeco Centre, New Delhi  •  solutions@cvt.digital  •  ✦ Vision • Clarity • Legacy ∞
Our Team

Different Perspectives. One Shared Purpose.

Auditors, risk leaders, engineers, and domain experts — working together to assess, monitor, and strengthen third-party risk controls for modern organisations.

Puneet Malhotra
Founder
Risk Consulting
Puneet Malhotra
Founder
18 years of experience in Risk Consulting. Visionary behind Crest Intelligence and the AICMSA framework.
Risk Consulting
18 yrs exp.
Risk-Based Startups
Aayush Narang
Founder & CTO
Engineering
Aayush Narang
Founder & CTO
Leads platform architecture and scalable engineering delivery. Drives the technical vision behind Crest Intelligence.
Platform Architecture
Engineering
AI/ML
CA Jayant Dhawan
Co-Founder
GRC Expert
CA Jayant Dhawan
Co-Founder | GRC Expert
Former Director, Genpact Enterprise Risk Consulting. 15 years in GRC Consulting across risk, compliance, and audit.
GRC
Ex-Genpact
15 yrs exp.
Ravi Garg
Co-Founder
TPRM Expert
Ravi Garg
Co-Founder | TPRM Expert
Former Director, PwC. ProcessUnity Certified. 16 years in GRC Consulting specialising in third-party risk management.
TPRM
Ex-PwC
16 yrs exp.
Akshay Dewan
Product
Akshay Dewan
Product Head
Leads product strategy and execution across Crest platforms. Former Product Lead, Hyperpure (Zomato).
Product Strategy
Ex-Zomato
Mehak Arora
Strategy
Mehak Arora
Strategy & New Initiatives
Former Director, KPMG. Strategy, Capability Development & Statutory Audit Tool SME. 18 years at KPMG India.
Strategy
Ex-KPMG
18 yrs exp.
Santosh Kamane
Advisor
Santosh Kamane
Advisor & Partner – Infosec
Founder & CISO, Rivedix. Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and AI Governance Leader.
CISO
Cybersecurity
AI Governance
Amit Subhanje
Advisor
Amit Subhanje
Advisor – Cybersecurity Module
Cybersecurity Leader, RTX. CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CIPM certified. Former KPMG & GE.
CISM
CISA
Ex-KPMG
Ex-GE
Ayush Agarwal
Advisor
Ayush Agarwal
Advisor – Growth
Finance Leader (FP&A, Business Finance). Former CFO, Excitel. Ex-GE, Continental, Home Credit.
Growth
Ex-CFO
Finance
Move Beyond Manual

Move Beyond Manual
Third-Party Risk Management.

Bring structure, automation, and clarity to your third-party risk lifecycle. Adopt evidence-backed, regulatory-aligned workflows that improve control, reduce cycle time, and support continuous monitoring.

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Built by GRC Experts
Risk Practitioners
New Delhi, India
SOC2 Focused
Enterprise Ready