Technology
Joydeep Bhattacharyya
General Partner / West Coast
Since 2016
Joydeep leads Canaan’s cybersecurity investing, drawing on more than two decades of experience across enterprise technology, cloud infrastructure, and security. His investments include Dragos, Snyk, Axis Security, Aim Security, Novee, and Mate Security, among others. Before becoming an investor, Joydeep was part of the early teams behind Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Skype for Business, where he led cross-functional teams spanning R&D, IT operations and customer support. This operating experience gives him a firsthand perspective on how enterprise technology is built, adopted and scaled. Joydeep received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, where he was a CRTI Fellow, and a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Jadavpur University.
Joydeep in 5
Travel: Explored the Ancient Silk Road
Sports: Indian Cricket Team fan
Talent: Known to have played the Sitar
Family: Continually amazed by my 2 year old's "unsupervised learning" ability!
Giving: Helped start a rural welfare business in India
Investments
Current
Previous
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Aim Security
Acquired by Cato Networks -
Axis Security
Acquired by HP Enterprise -
Dragos
Majority Stake Acquired by Accenture -
Jina AI
Acquired by Elastic -
Leanplum
Acquired by CleverTap -
MachEye
Acquired by Verint -
SAVVY
Acquired by Sailpoint
Latest
Mate: Continuous Detection, Continuous Response at Machine Speed.
Safeguarding Civilization: Why We Backed Dragos from Day One
When Time Becomes the Attack Surface
Cato Networks acquires AI security startup Aim Security
TechCrunch: Cynomi Cinches $37M for its AI-Based ‘Virtual CISO’ for SMB Cybersecurity
Harnessing the Power of Generative AI, Securely at Scale, With AIM
The Advent of SMB Security: Why We Backed Cynomi
CRN: Snyk Among Hottest Cybersecurity Companies in 2024
Snyk Acquires Helios to Bolster its AppSec Platform
SaaSQ: Lessons in Fundraising, Budgeting, and Scaling in Uncertain Times
Forbes: ContentSquare, Snyk Named to Forbes' Cloud 100
TechCrunch: Savvy, a platform to secure SaaS apps, launches out of stealth with $30M
Tackling the “human” attack surface head on with SAVVY
CRN: Snyk To Acquire Enso Security For Improved AppSec Visibility
Snyk Named to CNBC 2023 Disruptor 50 List
A Big Day for Axis Security
CSO: Axis Security Acquisition Gives HPE The Edge In SASE Battle
WorkMotion: International hires for Europe at the click of a button
VentureBeat: BoostUp.ai raises $29M to better support revenue operations
Building the future of search with Jina
TechCrunch: Jina AI raises $30M for its neutral source platform
Bloomberg: Cybersecurity firm Dragos nears $2B value after funding
TechCrunch: Industrial cybersecurity startup Dragos raises $200M, valuation soars to $1.7B
Making community a strategic differentiator with Countable
TechCrunch: Countable brings in $12M for virtual brand communities
Simplifying internal app development and our investment in Appsmith
TechCrunch: Appsmith raises $8M to take on the internal corporate app market with open source code
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Creating a cross-border B2B marketplace with Bzaar
TechCrunch: Bzaar bags $4M to enable US retailers to source home and lifestyle products from India
TechCrunch: Snyk snags another $530M as valuation rises to $8.5B
Reuters: Cyber security software startup Snyk raises $300M, valued at $8.5B
VentureBeat: Open source security scanning platform Snyk raises $300M
WSJ: SoftBank leads $500M investment in Contentsquare
VentureBeat: Contentsquare raises $500M to measure the impact of digital experiences
CNN: Cybersecurity expert on why ransomware attacks are becoming more common
CBS: Cyberattack shuts down major U.S. fuel pipeline network, featuring Dragos CEO
VentureBeat: Saas provider BoostUp.ai nabs $6M to support revenue operations
Bloomberg: Cybersecurity firm Snyk reaches $4.7B valuation in round
VentureBeat: PerimeterX raises $57M to fight bots and web app attacks
Forbes: Meet the founder who is safeguarding the industrial enterprise from hackers
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: How enterprise software became the unlikely hero in 2020 -- and what to expect in 2021
Forbes: In Forbes Cybersecurity Awards, Dragos named "Outstanding Firm"
TechCrunch: Launch startup Astra's rocket reaches space for the first time
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Our continued investment in Dragos and ICS/OT Security
WSJ Pro VC: Cybersecurity firm Dragos raises $110M as industrial facilities face new threats
Washington Post: Securing the electric grid should be priority for Biden's first 100 days, expert says
TechCrunch: Dragos raises $110M Series C as demand to secure industrial systems soars
TechCrunch: Sales readiness platform MindTickle raises $100M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
TechCrunch: MachEye raises $4.6M for its business intelligence platform
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Adding a play button for BI with MachEye
Washington Post: U.S. sanctions Russian lab that built what experts say is potentially the world’s deadliest hacking tool
TechCrunch: Axis Security raises $32M to help companies stay secure while working from home
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Announcing our Series B investment in Axis Security
TechCrunch: Snyk bags another $200M at a $2.6B valuation 9 months after its latest raise
Business Insider: BoostUp raises $6.3M to help businesses use AI to predict revenue and customer behavior
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: BoostUp - autonomous navigation for revenue
Forbes: Malicious Chinese SDK In 1,200 iOS apps with billions of installs causing ‘major privacy concerns to hundreds of millions of consumers’
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: B2B SaaS marketing in the post-COVID era
From the SaaSQ Archives: A conversation with Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom
TechCrunch: Alkymi launches with $5M seed to automate email data extraction
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Announcing our Seed Investment in Alkymi
WSJ: Snyk’s skyrocketing valuation reflects growing interest in late-stage enterprise businesses
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: The nontechnical components necessary to building a tech startup
Wired: New clues show how Russia’s grid hackers aimed for physical destruction
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: The next phase of growth for MindTickle
VentureBeat: MindTickle raises $40M after banner year in sales enablement
TechCrunch: Why ICS security startup Dragos' CEO puts a premium on people not profits
Joydeep Bhattacharyya promoted to General Partner
SaaS portfolio momentum
TechCrunch: PerimeterX secures $43M to protect web apps from bot attacks
Forbes: Dragos named a top IoT startup to watch in 2019
CBS This Morning: Dragos CEO Rob Lee on the danger of leaning too much on AI for cybersecurity
Fortune: Exclusive - Dragos raises $37M to secure industrial systems
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Our investment in Dragos
TechCrunch: Snyk aims to help developers secure use of open source code
WSJ: Civic-based tech sees a surge
Fortune: PerimeterX – Fake news fighter raises $23 million to battle bots
SaaSQ: Building a $4B company in Silicon Valley as an outsider
You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure
Countable
SaaSQ: How to build a billion-dollar company that delivers happiness
Joydeep Bhattacharyya: Five things every immigrant entrepreneur should do
Martech’s next frontier: the B2C marketing cloud
Joydeep in 5
Travel: Explored the Ancient Silk Road
Sports: Indian Cricket Team fan
Talent: Known to have played the Sitar
Family: Continually amazed by my 2 year old's "unsupervised learning" ability!
Giving: Helped start a rural welfare business in India