Sanjit Biswas Explained

Sanjit Biswas
Birth Date:1982
Alma Mater:Stanford University (B.S.)
MIT (S.M.)
Occupation:CEO and Co-founder, Samsara
Known For:Co-founder of Meraki and Samsara
Spouse: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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samsara Raising Money at $6 Billion Valuation. September 9, 2019. The Wall Street Journal.
  2. Web site: This Founder Raised $930 Million to Help Businesses Optimize Data From the Internet of Things. June 23, 2021. Inc..
  3. Web site: Sanjit BISWAS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . 30 April 2024 . en.
  4. Web site:
    1. 2524 Sanjit Biswas
    . October 27, 2021. Forbes.
  5. News: Stross . Randall . Wireless Internet for All, Without the Towers . 15 March 2024 . The New York Times . 4 February 2007.
  6. News: Chernova . Yuliya . Samsara Raising Money at $6 Billion Valuation . 15 March 2024 . WSJ . 9 September 2019.
  7. News: Konrad . Alex . Why Meraki's Founders Think Their New Startup Can Reshape Sensors Like They Did Switches . 15 March 2024 . Forbes . 19 May 2015 . en.
  8. Web site: 2007 Young Innovators Under 35 . . 2007 . August 15, 2011.
  9. News: Constine . Josh . Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash . 15 March 2024 . TechCrunch . 18 November 2012.
  10. News: The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2022 . 21 March 2024 . 19 October 2022.
  11. News: O'Donnell . Lindsey . IoT Startup Samsara, Led By Meraki Founders, Focuses On Channel After A $40M Funding Round . 15 March 2024 . www.crn.com . 21 June 2017.
  12. News: du Preez . Derek . Samsara delivers strong growth and its momentum continues in digitizing the world of physical operations . 15 March 2024 . diginomica.com . 2 December 2022 . en.
  13. News: Woelfel . Joe . Samsara IPO Is Priced at $23 a Share, Valuation at $11.5 Billion . 21 March 2024 . 15 December 2021.
  14. News: du Preez . Derek . Samsara hits $1 billion ARR milestone and raises full-year guidance . 27 March 2024 . diginomica.com . 1 December 2023 . en.
  15. News: Quigley . Kelly . $5 Million Grant Bets on Computational Biology, AI to Change the Future of Cancer . 30 April 2024 . gladstone.org . 12 March 2024.
  16. News: Biswas Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $15 Million in Funding for Research at the Intersection of AI and Health . 30 April 2024 . Yahoo Finance . 12 March 2024.

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