Sanjit Biswas

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Sanjit Biswas
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Born1982
Alma materStanford University (B.S.)
MIT (S.M.)
Occupation(s)CEO and Co-founder, Samsara
Known forCo-founder of Meraki and Samsara
Spouse(s)Hope Biswas, PhD

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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Early life and education

Biswas 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

Biswas 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

Biswas is married to Hope Biswas, an infectious disease epidemiologist. [15] [4] In 2024, Biswas and his wife announced The Biswas Family Foundation. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "This Founder Raised $930 Million to Help Businesses Optimize Data From the Internet of Things". Inc. June 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sanjit BISWAS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "#2524 Sanjit Biswas". Forbes. October 27, 2021.
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  6. ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (September 9, 2019). "Samsara Raising Money at $6 Billion Valuation". WSJ. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
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  9. ↑ Constine, Josh (November 18, 2012). "Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2022". October 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Woelfel, Joe (December 15, 2021). "Samsara IPO Is Priced at $23 a Share, Valuation at $11.5 Billion" . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ {{cite news |last1=du Preez |first1=Derek |title=Samsara hits $1 billion ARR milestone and raises full-year guidance |url=https://diginomica.com/node/26916 |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=diginomica.com |date=1 December 2023 |language=en}
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
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