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Jyoti Bansal
Investor2× unicorn founderFounder at Harness · Founder at Appdynamics · Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner at Unusual Ventures · Founder at Unusual
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $250K
FoundedHarness$5.5BAppdynamics$3.7BHarnessQwiet AITraceableUnusual
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About
Co-founder of Unusual Ventures and founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B) and Harness; one of few people to build two companies each exceeding $100M in revenue.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Bansal founded AppDynamics, an application performance management company, in April 2008. Bansal launched BIG (Bansal Innovation Group) Labs, a startup studio, in October 2017. Bansal co-founded Harness, a software delivery automation platform, in October 2017. Bansal co-founded Traceable, an application security company focused on securing APIs, in July 2020. Bansal co-founded the venture capital firm Unusual Ventures with John Vrionis in May 2018.
- Education
- Studied at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (B.S., Computer Science, 1999)
- Awards
- Bansal received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Northern California in June 2016. Bansal was recognized as one of Forbes' Best Cloud Computing CEOs.
- Family
- Bansal grew up in a small city in Rajasthan where he helped his father run a small farm equipment retail business.
- More
- Bansal holds more than 25 U.S. patents.
Mentioned above: the Unusual Ventures mafia → · the Unusual mafia →
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Founder at Unusual
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Unusual's investors · 8
Co-founders at Unusual
Founder at Harness
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Harness's investors · 24
Co-founders at Harness
Founder at Appdynamics
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Appdynamics's investors · 17
Co-founders at Appdynamics
Investments
Investor
AlgoliaAmbient.aiBIG LabsKnackitLeadSquaredRelyance AISpringboardWarmOvenZipy
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Colleagues at Unusual Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jyoti Bansal?
- Co-founder of Unusual Ventures and founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B) and Harness; one of few people to build two companies each exceeding $100M in revenue.
- Where does Jyoti Bansal work?
- Jyoti Bansal is Founder of Harness and Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner at Unusual Ventures and Founder at Unusual and Founder at Appdynamics.
- What does Jyoti Bansal invest in?
- Jyoti Bansal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- What check size does Jyoti Bansal write?
- Jyoti Bansal typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
- What companies did Jyoti Bansal found?
- Jyoti Bansal founded Harness, Appdynamics, Harness, Qwiet AI, Traceable, Unusual.
- What companies has Jyoti Bansal invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Algolia, Ambient.ai, BIG Labs, Knackit, LeadSquared, Relyance AI, Springboard, WarmOven, Zipy.
- What awards has Jyoti Bansal received?
- Bansal received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Northern California in June 2016. Bansal was recognized as one of Forbes' Best Cloud Computing CEOs.
Founder mafias
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mafia215
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Appdynamics mafia19
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Unusual Ventures mafia11
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Unusual mafia7
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Qwiet AI mafia3
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