San Francisco, US · Partner
Jyoti Bansal
Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner at Unusual Ventures
Latest rounds
- LeadSquaredSeries A · $3MMay 2019
- SpingboardSeries A · $9.5MDec 2017
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The firm
Unusual VenturesVC firm · US15cheques in 12 months92all time3ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $12.5M
- Active
- 2017–19
LeadSquaredSeries A$3MINJoined · +2 investors
- SpingboardSeries A$9.5MUSJoined · +4 investors
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Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingAPPDYNAMICS INCExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteron 2 filings · since 2010
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How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal (Co-founder and CEO)
WithJyoti Bansal
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Jyoti Bansal is the co-founder and CEO of Harness, the software delivery platform used by thousands of engineering teams, and previously founded AppDynamics, which he led from inception to a multibillion-dollar acquisition by Cisco. In this episode, Jyoti unpacks what it really takes to move from…
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#183 CEO & Co-Founder Harness, Jyoti Bansal: Three-Layered Cake
WithJyoti Bansal
MentionsFrank SlootmanJeff BezosTom Mendoza
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Guest: Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder of Harness Cisco bought Jyoti Bansal’s first company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, making him a very wealthy man. But after two African safaris, a week of Michelin-starred meals in Tokyo, and more adventures all around the world, he realized that spending… More on the show's page
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EP 73: Jyoti Bansal (Founder, AppDynamics): Life After Selling a $3.7B Company
WithJyoti Bansal
MentionsReach
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Jyoti Bonsal was the founder and CEO of AppDynamics, which sold in 2017 to Cisco for $3.7 billion right before it went public. We talk about that sale as well as Jody now running two separate businesses. He's the CEO of Harness. Which not coincidentally, was most recently valued at $3.7 billion, as…
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SaaStr 453: Harness CEO and Co-Founder Jyoti Bansal on Building a Second Unicorn, Lessons Learned the Next Time Around
WithJyoti Bansal
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Serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal founded AppDynamics, a company sold to Cisco in 2017 for $3.7 billion but didn't stop there. He went on to launch Harness which gained Unicorn status this year. Hear from Jyoti about the lessons he's learned from building not one but two unicorn companies. Full… More on the show's page
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20VC: AppDynamic's Jyoti Bansal on The Sale vs IPO Process with AppDynamics' $3.7Bn Exit & The 3 Simple Things VCs Look For When Investing In Startups
WithJyoti Bansal
MentionsGreylockKleiner Perkins
About this episode
Jyoti Bansal is the former Founder & CEO of AppDynamics, backed to the tune of over $350m in VC funding from the likes of Lightspeed, Greylock and Kleiner Perkins, just to name a few, before it's ultimate acquisition by Cisco for $3.7Bn. Today, Jyoti is the Founder and CEO of BIG Labs, essentially… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 151: AppDynamics Founder, Jyoti Bansal on The Requirements To Proceed Through The Scaling Stages in SaaS To Build One Of The Fastest Growing Enterprise Companies And Achieve a $3.7Bn Exit
WithJyoti Bansal
MentionsGreylockKleiner Perkins
About this episode
Jyoti Bansal is the former Founder & CEO @ AppDynamics , backed by the likes of Lightspeed, Greylock and Kleiner Perkins just to name a few before it's ultimate acquisition by Cisco for $3.7Bn. Today, Jyoti is the Founder and CEO @ BIG Labs essentially a laboratory for creating, developing and… More on the show's page
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Execution > Ideas: What Engineers Need to Know Before Becoming Founders
MentionsUnusual VenturesJyoti Bansal
About this episode
Jyoti Bansal sold his first company, AppDynamics, to Cisco for $3.7 billion. Harness, his next company, reached a similar valuation a few years later. As an entrepreneur, and as a VC at Unusual Ventures, Jyoti has built and backed multiple billion-dollar startups. But despite his track record,… More on the show's page
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How to Find Product-Market-Sales Fit
MentionsUnusual VenturesJyoti BansalPeter Levine
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In this episode from February 2019, Jyoti Bansal, founding CEO of AppDynamics and co-founder of Unusual Ventures, joins a16z general partner Peter Levine, a16z partner Sateesh Talluri, and host Sonal Choksi to discuss how product and sales evolve together for enterprise go-to-market, including key… More on the show's page
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197. The DNA of Startup Success (John Vrionis)
WithJohn Vrionis
MentionsUnusual VenturesJyoti Bansal
About this episode
John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures joins Nick to discuss The DNA of Startup Success. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to venture. Talk about your experience at Lightspeed and your decision to leave. Where/when did you first meet Jyoti Bansal, the founder, AppDynamics? What's unusual about… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pagea16z Podcast: Product-Market SALES Fit (What Comes First?)
MentionsJyoti BansalPeter LevineSatish Talluri
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with Jyoti Bansal (@jyotibansalsf), Peter Levine, Satish Talluri (@satishtalluri), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) One of the toughest challenges for founders -- and especially technical founders who are used to focusing so much on product features over sales -- is striking "product-market fit". The… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Is Series B Really The Hardest To Raise? Should The Only Limiting Factor Post Series B Be Cash & When Is The Right Time To Move To The US with Nicolas Dessaigne, Founder & CEO @ Algolia
MentionsAccelClark ValbergDes TraynorJason LemkinJyoti Bansal
About this episode
Nicolas Dessaigne is the Founder & CEO @ Algolia , the most reliable platform for building search into your business. Just last week they raised $53m in funding led by Accel with participation from Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr, Point Nine Capital, AppDynamic's Jyoti Bansal, Intercom's Des Traynor and… More on the show's page
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