Gaurav Dhillon
Unicorn founderFounder & CEO at SnapLogic · Co-founder & CEO at Informatica
San Mateo, CA
FoundedSnapLogic$1BInformatica
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About
Gaurav Dhillon has built the data-integration category twice. He co-founded Informatica in 1993 and took it public on the Nasdaq in 1999, leading it for twelve years — and watched from the outside in 2025 as Salesforce bought it for $8 billion, two decades after he left. In between he founded SnapLogic in 2006 to rebuild the same idea cloud-native, raised $165 million at a $1 billion valuation in 2021, and scaled it past $100 million of annual recurring revenue before retiring as CEO in August 2025 to become Chairman. Born in northern India, he took an electrical engineering degree at Punjab University before emigrating.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Informatica in 1993 with Diaz Nesamoney and took it public on the Nasdaq in April 1999. Founded SnapLogic in 2006; it raised $165m led by Sixth Street Growth at a $1bn valuation in 2021, backed by a16z, Microsoft and Capital One Ventures.
- Education
- Born in northern India and took an electrical engineering degree at Punjab University before emigrating.
- More
- Retired as SnapLogic's CEO in August 2025, handing over to Brad Stewart as the company announced passing $100m ARR and its strongest quarter on record; he continues as Chairman. Wrote a Fortune essay on watching Salesforce acquire Informatica for $8bn in 2025, twenty years after he left the company he founded. Backed Jaman, a video-on-demand service that in 2005 was the first to show high-definition video on a laptop at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Founder & CEO at SnapLogic
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Experience
- SnapLogicFounder and Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- SnapLogicChairman and CEO2009 — 2025
- jaman.comfounder and chairman2005 — 2015
- Informatica Corpco-founder, CEO1992 — 2004
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featuring Gaurav DhillonFrequently asked questions
- Who is Gaurav Dhillon?
- Gaurav Dhillon has built the data-integration category twice. He co-founded Informatica in 1993 and took it public on the Nasdaq in 1999, leading it for twelve years — and watched from the outside in 2025 as Salesforce bought it for $8 billion, two decades after he left. In between he founded SnapLogic in 2006 to rebuild the same idea cloud-native, raised $165 million at a $1 billion valuation in 2021, and scaled it past $100 million of annual recurring revenue before retiring as CEO in August 2025 to become Chairman. Born in northern India, he took an electrical engineering degree at Punjab University before emigrating.
- Where does Gaurav Dhillon work?
- Gaurav Dhillon is Founder & CEO of SnapLogic and Co-founder & CEO at Informatica.
- What companies did Gaurav Dhillon found?
- Gaurav Dhillon founded SnapLogic, Informatica.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Gaurav Dhillon?
- Tracked appearances include "What it's like watching your company be acquired for $8 billion".
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Also worked at SnapLogic9
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