Technology
Joydeep Bhattacharyya
General Partner / West Coast
Since 2016
Joydeep leads investments in enterprise and cloud platforms with a focus on security and automation. His experience is rooted in the founding days of Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Skype for Business, where he ran cross-functional teams including R&D, IT Operations and Customer Support. Immediately prior to joining Canaan, Joydeep led enterprise investments at Shasta Ventures. Joydeep received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, where he was a CRTI fellow, and a B.E. degree 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
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Axis Security
Acquired by HP Enterprise
Latest
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