Jyoti Bansal

Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner·Unusual Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Jyoti Bansal is Co-Founder and Entrepreneur Partner at Unusual Ventures, where he helps early-stage founders build enduring companies. He is also Founder and CEO of Harness and founded Traceable, which merged with Harness to unify software delivery and security. Earlier, he founded AppDynamics, which Cisco acquired for $3.7 billion, and launched BIGLabs.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AppDynamicsHarnessTraceable

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

HarnessFounder and CEO2017 – Present
Unusual VenturesCo-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner2018 – Present
TraceableFounder and CEO2019
BIGLabsFounder and CEO2017 – Present
AppDynamicsFounder and Chairman2015 – 2017
Wily Technology / Computer AssociatesArchitect2005 – 2008

Education

IIT DelhiBS in Computer Science

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