About
Pranay Prateek co-founded SigNoz after working at Microsoft and graduating from IIT Madras. He works on open source observability infrastructure.
Founder at SigNozYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Pranay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Pranay can intro founders to SigNoz's investors below.
SigNoz's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at SigNoz
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Ankit NayanFounder
Experience
- SigNozCo-Foundercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DocsAppLead Product Manager2018 β 2019Bengaluru Area, India
- TapDiscoverCo Founder2015 β 2018Bengaluru Area, India
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2014 β 2015Hyderabad Area, India
Skills & more
DevOpsProduct Development6Algorithms47Image Processing9Business Strategy50Project Management13Machine Learning8Data Analysis4Product ManagementAnalyticsUser Interface DesignCustomer Research
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipWireframingCustomer ExperienceData StructuresData MiningProgrammingC++CPythonRMatlabProblem SolvingLanguages Bengali Β· English Β· Hindi
- Observability Day NA 2025 Program Committee Member Badge β The Linux Foundation
- Speaker: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 β The Linux Foundation
- Observability Day NA 2024 Speaker Badge β The Linux Foundation
- Speaker: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024 β The Linux Foundation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pranay Prateek?
- Pranay Prateek co-founded SigNoz after working at Microsoft and graduating from IIT Madras. He works on open source observability infrastructure.
- Where does Pranay Prateek work?
- Pranay Prateek is Founder of SigNoz.
- What companies did Pranay Prateek found?
- Pranay Prateek founded SigNoz.
- Where did Pranay Prateek go to school?
- Pranay Prateek studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Dual Degree(B.Tech and M.Tech), Electrical Engineering); Y Combinator (W21); Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance).
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