Sanjit Biswas (born 1982) is an American entrepreneur, computer scientist, and the CEO and co-founder of Samsara, a publicly traded Internet of Things company headquartered in San Francisco, California that provides software for physical operations.[1] He also co-founded and served as CEO of Meraki, Inc. (now Cisco Meraki), a cloud-managed networking company now part of Cisco Systems.[2]
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| Born | 1982 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S.) MIT (S.M.) |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and Co-founder, Samsara |
| Known for | Co-founder of Meraki and Samsara |
| Spouse(s) | Hope Biswas, PhD |
Early life and education
editBiswas was born in 1982 and attended Lynbrook High School in San José, California, graduating in 1998.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford and a Master of Science degree from MIT.[4]
Career
editBiswas originally co-led MIT’s Roofnet project, an experimental network for wireless research. The project became the basis for Meraki's wireless networking products.[5]
After co-founding Meraki in 2006 with John Bicket, whom he met while both were graduate students at MIT, Biswas led the company as CEO.[6][7] In 2007, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[8] In 2012, Cisco acquired Meraki for $1.2 billion.[9] Under his leadership, Cisco Meraki grew over 100%.[10]
Biswas co-founded Samsara in 2015, also with John Bicket, to focus on Internet of Things for the physical operations industry.[11][12] In December 2021, Samsara publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IOT”. Samsara sold 35 million shares in its initial public offering to raise $805 million at a valuation of $11.5 billion.[13] In Q4 2023, Samsara surpassed $1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).[14]
Personal life
editBiswas is married to Hope Biswas, an infectious disease epidemiologist.[15][4] In 2024, Biswas and his wife announced The Biswas Family Foundation.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Samsara Raising Money at $6 Billion Valuation". The Wall Street Journal. September 9, 2019.
- ^ "This Founder Raised $930 Million to Help Businesses Optimize Data From the Internet of Things". Inc. June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Sanjit BISWAS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "#2524 Sanjit Biswas". Forbes. October 27, 2021.
- ^ Stross, Randall (February 4, 2007). "Wireless Internet for All, Without the Towers". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Chernova, Yuliya (September 9, 2019). "Samsara Raising Money at $6 Billion Valuation". WSJ. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Konrad, Alex (May 19, 2015). "Why Meraki's Founders Think Their New Startup Can Reshape Sensors Like They Did Switches". Forbes. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2007 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ Constine, Josh (November 18, 2012). "Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2022". October 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ O'Donnell, Lindsey (June 21, 2017). "IoT Startup Samsara, Led By Meraki Founders, Focuses On Channel After A $40M Funding Round". www.crn.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ du Preez, Derek (December 2, 2022). "Samsara delivers strong growth and its momentum continues in digitizing the world of physical operations". diginomica.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Woelfel, Joe (December 15, 2021). "Samsara IPO Is Priced at $23 a Share, Valuation at $11.5 Billion". Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ du Preez, Derek (December 1, 2023). "Samsara hits $1 billion ARR milestone and raises full-year guidance". diginomica.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Quigley, Kelly (March 12, 2024). "$5 Million Grant Bets on Computational Biology, AI to Change the Future of Cancer". gladstone.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Biswas Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $15 Million in Funding for Research at the Intersection of AI and Health". Yahoo Finance. March 12, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.