About
Balaji Ganesan is Co-Founder and CEO of Trust3 AI, with over 15 years of experience building startups and technology teams. He previously founded the security startup XA Secure, which was acquired by Hortonworks, where he led the security and governance team during a period in which the company grew from fewer than 100 customers to more than 800. He also founded Privacera, which develops tools for enterprises to discover sensitive data and monitor its use.
Co-Founder & CEO at Privacera
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Privacera's investors · 7
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksCervinPalo Alto · $250K – $6M checksCorrelation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks
Co-founders at Privacera
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Don Bosco DuraiCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Trust3 AICo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PrivaceraCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentFremont, CA
- HortonworksSr. Director, Enterprise Security Strategy2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- XA SecureCo-Founder, CEO and President2013 — 2014Fremont,CA
- Skillnet Solutions IncSr Director, Business Development2008 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- IBM Global Business ServicesManaging Consultant2006 — 2008
- Infosys Technologies Ltd.Lead Functional Consultant2003 — 2006
- Shaw Wallace & Co.Assistant Manager2002 — 2003
Skills & more
Enterprise Software45Negotiation3Strategy53Management24Account Management23New Business Development7Deal StructuringBusiness Alliances10Project Governance1Retail SystemsRetail9Mobile Devices7
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Pre-salesProject ManagementOutsourcingBusiness IntelligenceBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementStart-upsCRMProject PlanningSales ManagementsocialLanguages Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Balaji Ganesan?
- Balaji Ganesan is Co-Founder and CEO of Trust3 AI, with over 15 years of experience building startups and technology teams. He previously founded the security startup XA Secure, which was acquired by Hortonworks, where he led the security and governance team during a period in which the company grew from fewer than 100 customers to more than 800. He also founded Privacera, which develops tools for enterprises to discover sensitive data and monitor its use.
- Where does Balaji Ganesan work?
- Balaji Ganesan is Co-Founder & CEO of Privacera.
- What companies did Balaji Ganesan found?
- Balaji Ganesan founded Privacera.
- Where did Balaji Ganesan go to school?
- Balaji Ganesan studied at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (PGDM, Marketing); Maharshi Dayanand University (B.Tech, Textile Chemistry); Kendriya Vidyalaya.
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Also attended Maharshi Dayanand University3
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Shared employers
Also worked at Privacera4
Also worked at Hortonworks14
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