AstraneoTechRR Ventures: AI automation that gave a marketing team its time back.
RR Ventures is an integrated marketing company delivering strategy, branding, market research, podcast production, corporate training, digital marketing, and fractional CMO leadership. AstraneoTech's Prasad Ghawate joined as fractional CTO and introduced AI-based marketing automation that reduced manual tasks by roughly 40%, freeing the team to focus on higher-value work, and mentored the technology and innovation team. The engagement emphasized clarity and steady technical leadership alongside the automation gains.
What was the situation?
A marketing company spending too much time on manual work.
RR Ventures runs a broad marketing practice: strategy, branding, research, production, training, and digital campaigns. The team was capable, but a large share of their time was going to repetitive manual tasks that could be handled by automation, time they could be using for the strategic, creative work that actually drives results for clients.
What did AstraneoTech do?
AI marketing automation, plus mentoring for the team.
Prasad Ghawate joined as fractional CTO and mapped where manual work was consuming the most time, then introduced AI-based automation to handle those tasks. Alongside the technical work, he mentored the technology and innovation team, providing steady technical leadership and helping them build the skills to maintain and extend the automation themselves. The engagement has run from February 2025 to date.
What changed?
~40% of manual work removed.
~40%
of manual marketing work removed through AI automation, freeing the team for higher-value work.
In the client's words
What the Managing Director of RR Ventures said.
Prasad has made a huge difference to our company as our Fractional CTO. He introduced powerful AI automations that cut down nearly 40% of our manual work, freeing the team to focus on the things that truly matter.
He’s also been a great mentor for our technology and innovation team. Always patient, always supportive, and always pushing us to grow.
Beyond his technical skills, he brings clarity, calmness, and genuine leadership that has helped our organisation and clients to move forward with confidence.
Rohit Arote · Managing Director, RR Ventures