FamApp (Previously FamPay) | OPP-7206

Computer on Email
+ Freshdesk Airsync

CX Agent automating email support resolution for a fintech startup with 120 agents and ₹40L/year Freshdesk spend.

₹1.45Cr
Proposed ACV
13
Custom Skills Built
26%
Projected ROI
33
Agents Redeployable
Section 0

POC at a Glance

SE NameShivaji M D
OpportunityNew - FamApp (Previously FamPay) | 0426 (OPP-7206)
AccountFamApp (Previously FamPay)
Use CasesComputer for Support teams + CX Agent (Email channel, Freshdesk Airsync)
Validation StartMay 26, 2026
Validation EndJune 9, 2026
POC Duration15 days
OutcomeLost (No Decision - customer paused project)
Supporting TeamAE: Prashant Gupta, SE: Shivaji M D, SA: Murali Malladi, Partner: Chirag (Sprouts)
Close DateJune 9, 2026
POC Workspacefamapp-poc - Default Workspace
Section 1 | 20 PTS

The Pain & Use Case

Pain 01
Poor CSAT & NPS

CSAT at 76%, NPS of 31, and 50% annual churn. 165K tickets/month with no AI in place.

Pain 02
₹4.07 Cr Annual Spend

52 agents (35 L1 + 12 L2 + 5 L3) costing ₹3.68Cr/yr + Freshdesk ₹38.9L/yr. Cannot scale for marketing campaign.

Pain 03
100 L1 Query Types

Manual process for every ticket including 10-step email change refund workflow. 70/90 types need Metabase data.

Use Case
FamAssist AI Agent

13-skill AI agent on email channel with Freshdesk Airsync. Full refund workflow automation with auth, PII masking, and compliance gates.

Success Criteria (agreed with customer)
✓ Handle 30-40K tickets/month at scale (POC: 5-6K/week sample)
✓ Cover 100 documented L1 query types
✓ Full email change refund workflow (10 steps)
✓ Bidirectional Freshdesk sync (≤5 min cycles)
✓ PII masking & compliance guardrails
○ QA evaluation pass (10-20% daily review)
ROI Calculator

Projected Impact at Scale

₹1.63Cr
Annual HC Savings
33 agents redeployed (28 L1 + 5 L2)
113K
Tickets/mo Handled by AI
80% L1 + 45% L2 auto-resolved
₹57L+
Net Annual Savings
After DevRev cost (₹1.45Cr ACV)
Current Spend
HC Cost (52 agents) ₹3.68 Cr/yr
Freshdesk Annual ₹38.9L/yr
Total ₹4.07 Cr/yr
Projected with DevRev
Reduced HC (19 agents) ₹2.05 Cr/yr
DevRev ACV ₹1.45 Cr/yr
Total ₹3.50 Cr/yr
Architecture

Email Resolution
State Machine

End-to-end flow from customer email to automated resolution via Freshdesk Airsync and DevRev Computer CX Agent.

Customer
Sends email to support
Freshdesk
Receives email, creates ticket
Airsync
Syncs ticket to DevRev
CX Agent
Classifies intent, resolves
Response
Syncs back via Freshdesk
FamAssist - Email Change Refund Workflow (10 steps)
1. GetAttempts Check email change attempt count (if <3 → redirect to Google recovery)
2. VerifyIdentity Auth via Name + DOB + Txns (2x fail → auto-escalation)
3. GetDigigoldHoldings Check DigiGold balance via Metabase API (values masked)
4. GetWalletBalance Check Wallet + Keeper (if total = 0 → inform & end)
5. Consent Flow DigiGold consent if >₹10 (compliance gate - cannot skip)
6. ValidateUPI Verify UPI from Unique Credits list (3x invalid → escalation)
7. ConvertToTicket Create child ticket under L3 → Auto-synced to Freshdesk via AirSync
13 Custom Skills Deployed
GetUserByEmail GetUserByPhone VerifyIdentity VerifyTransaction GetWalletBalance GetDigigoldHoldings GetKeeperSavings ValidateUPI ExtractImageDetails ConvertToTicket LockAccount SearchKB GetAttempts
Section 3 | 25 PTS

Outcome & Result

Technical Outcome
Partial Pass

Delivered: FamAssist AI agent live on email with 13 custom skills, full 10-step refund workflow, bidirectional Freshdesk AirSync (5-min cycles), PII masking, escalation routing. Demo account shared with customer team. Blocked by: VPC isolation + on-prem deployment requirement from security head.

Deal Result
Lost - No Decision

Security blocker (VPC/on-prem), cost pressure (competitor at ₹2-3/email), and organizational pause (product head on leave) combined to stall the deal.

Lessons Learned

1 Qualify security/infra requirements (VPC, on-prem, data residency) BEFORE entering validation stage - this was a deal-killer discovered too late.
2 When cost is a primary decision criteria, anchor early on total cost of ownership vs. point-solution pricing.
3 Champion (Chirag) was external (partner) rather than internal - needed a stronger internal champion with budget authority.