About
Vijay Basani is the Founder, CEO, and a Board Director of SaaSAudit. He previously founded Cygilant (formerly EiQ), a Security as a Service provider, and co-founded AppIQ, an application storage resource management company acquired by HP, as well as WebManage Technologies, a content delivery solutions provider acquired by NetApp. His work spans areas including product strategy, cybersecurity, data storage, data privacy, SaaS, go-to-market strategy, and angel investing.
Founder at SaaSAudit
Founder at CyTrio
Experience
- SaaSAuditFounder, CEO and Board of Directorcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- CYTRIOFoundercurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
- JVP Soft Pvt LtdCo-Founder and Board of Directorcurrent1990 — presentHyderabad, India
- Baruch CollegeCyber Security Advisory Board2016 — 2025New York, NY
- CygilantCo-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO2017 — 2019Greater Boston
- EiQ Networks, Inc.Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO2002 — 2017Greater Boston
- AppIQFounder2001 — 2002
- Network ApplianceChief Strategy Officer2000 — 2001
- WebManage Technologies, IncFounder, Chairman, President and CEO1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Director levelExecutive TeamManagement ProfessionalCorporate Management1Business Strategy3Mergers1Entrepreneur1Storage3Cloud Computing7Start-ups14Strategic Partnerships5Product Marketing2
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Product ManagementSecurityEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalNew Business DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementEnterprise SoftwareStrategy DevelopmentStrategic PlanningSaaSFrom Vijay's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vijay Basani?
- Vijay Basani is the Founder, CEO, and a Board Director of SaaSAudit. He previously founded Cygilant (formerly EiQ), a Security as a Service provider, and co-founded AppIQ, an application storage resource management company acquired by HP, as well as WebManage Technologies, a content delivery solutions provider acquired by NetApp. His work spans areas including product strategy, cybersecurity, data storage, data privacy, SaaS, go-to-market strategy, and angel investing.
- Where does Vijay Basani work?
- Vijay Basani is Founder of CyTrio and Co-founder at SaaSAudit.
- What companies did Vijay Basani found?
- Vijay Basani founded CyTrio, SaaSAudit.
- Where did Vijay Basani go to school?
- Vijay Basani studied at Harvard Business School (Owners and Presidents Management (OPM)); Baruch College (Post MBA, Finance); Baruch College (MBA, Marketing & Finance).
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