Kailah Bharath (KY-LA BAR-AT) is a senior marketing leader, startup advisor, and magazine editor based in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood. For 12+ years, she’s combined her background in journalism, product marketing, and brand strategy to help grow emerging ventures—VC-backed startups, social enterprises, nonprofits, and creative studios—at the intersection of technology and social impact.
She is the founding editor of Root and Flow, an indie magazine that explores multifaceted identity and a mentor to 1RG, a community incubating civic & tech initiatives. Between 2017 and 2021, she co-founded and led Syzygy Toronto, an event-based community built on intersectional feminist values.
Speaking & Facilitation
Shopify Editions.dev
Web Summit Lisbon
AI & Data Marketing Toronto
RBC International Women’s Day
G Day Toronto
Awards & Recognition
CIX Top 20 Early
SXSW Pitch Finalist
Techstars S23
Creative Destruction Lab W24
Webby Honoree - Social & Design
Roles & Companies
Head of Marketing, Unified
Director of Product Marketing, Vendasta
Head of Marketing, CalendarHero
Marketing & Comms Manager, Coralus
Content & Community Lead, Nordest Studio