About
Ankita Gupta is co-founder and CEO of Akto.io, a company developing an AI agent security platform, which she started in 2022 with co-founder Ankush Jain. Over roughly 15 years, she has worked at JP Morgan, LinkedIn, VMware, and early-stage startups. She holds an undergraduate engineering degree from IIT Roorkee and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Co-Founder & CEO at Akto
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Co-founders at Akto
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Ankush JainCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Akto.ioCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CleverTapDirector, Chief of Staff to the CEO2019 — 2021
- VMwareManager, Sales Strategy And Operations2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareIntern, Sales Strategy And Operations2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInIntern, Sales Strategy And Operations2016
- DasraInvestment Analyst2014 — 2016
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Analyst2013 — 2014
- SnapdealSoftware Engineer2012Greater Delhi Area
- BASFSummer Intern2011Ludwigshafen
Skills & more
Business Strategy67Financial Modeling61Business Development53Leadership26Due Diligence20Management Consulting17Competitive Analysis8Non-profit Consulting9Non-profit Board Development7Relationship Management7International Development5Cross-functional Team Leadership6
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Equity ResearchCapacity BuildingSoftware EngineeringInsuranceCreative WritingInvestment BankingStrategyBusiness OperationsService CloudLanguages English · Hindi
- CFA level 2 candidate — CFA Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ankita Gupta?
- Ankita Gupta is co-founder and CEO of Akto.io, a company developing an AI agent security platform, which she started in 2022 with co-founder Ankush Jain. Over roughly 15 years, she has worked at JP Morgan, LinkedIn, VMware, and early-stage startups. She holds an undergraduate engineering degree from IIT Roorkee and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
- Where does Ankita Gupta work?
- Ankita Gupta is Co-Founder & CEO of Akto.
- What companies did Ankita Gupta found?
- Ankita Gupta founded Akto.
- Where did Ankita Gupta go to school?
- Ankita Gupta studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)).
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