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| '''Saket Modi''' (July 31, 1990) is an Indian ] based in ]. He is the co-founder and ] of ], a computer security company.<ref name="Forbes1"/> He is a public speaker about ] and ]. | |||
| '''Saket Modi''' (July 31, 1990) is an ], co-founder, and CEO of ], a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification company, based out of ], ]. A computer science engineer by education, he founded Lucideus in 2012 while in his final year of engineering.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last1=Balachandaran|first1=Manu|date=26 April 2018|title=Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good|work=]|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/saket-modi-hacking-for-the-greater-good/50031/1}}</ref> Lucideus was incubated from IIT Bombay and backed by ], the former ] and ] of ].<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite news|last1=Chaudhary|first1=Deepti|date=26 October 2018|title=Why John Chambers loves Saket Modi’s Lucideus|language=en|work=]|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/technology/breaking-the-cyber-web/102624}}</ref> Modi is a public speaker about ] and ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=17 September 2016|title=Tim Cook Can Legally View Any Photo On Your iPhone, Says Saket Modi|work=]|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/tech/youth-for-change-conclave/tim-cook-can-legally-view-any-photo-on-your-iphone-says-saket-modi-431696}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=How Safe Is Your Mobile Device?|work=]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdL5Uw_5wY0&t=51s}}</ref> | |||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Saket attended primary school at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy. He received an undergraduate degree in technology from the LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur in 2012 or 2013.<ref name="Forbes"/> | |||
| He is an ]. In 2008, he hacked into his school's IT system, gaining access to a chemistry question paper and that's when he realized that he could use his skills for social good.<ref name="ABC">{{cite news |last1=Dhamija |first1=Anshul |title=30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking And Securing The World Wide Web |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/30-under-30-saket-modi-hacking-and-securing-the-world-wide-web/42331/1 |work=] |date=18 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref> As an undergrad student at LNM, Saket conducted 2-day hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at ] (IITs) campuses across the country for a fee.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last1=Balachandaran|first1=Manu|title=Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/saket-modi-hacking-for-the-greater-good/50031/1|work=]|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> During this time he "shot to national prominence" demonstrating how to hack into a smart phone in 20 seconds.<ref name="Forbes"/> | |||
| Modi was born and raised in ], India. His father is a businessman. He attended school at ]. While Modi was in high school, he led the school’s ] and ] teams and also earned a degree on the ] from the ], ].<ref name="Forbes" /> | |||
| In school, Saket was often found in the computer laboratory and it is there that he realized he could access the Chemistry question paper stored in a password protected file. By using a simple ‘]’ tool, which was available for free on the Internet, he was able to unlock the paper.<ref name="Forbes" /> He later confessed to his teacher but this small incident helped Modi realize his potential and interest to further pursue a career in cybersecurity.<ref name="ABC">{{cite news|last1=Dhamija|first1=Anshul|date=18 February 2016|title=30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking And Securing The World Wide Web|language=en|work=]|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/30-under-30-saket-modi-hacking-and-securing-the-world-wide-web/42331/1}}</ref> | |||
| In 2012, he received his undergraduate ] degree from the ], ] with a major in Computer Science. As an undergraduate student, Saket conducted several hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at ] (IIT) campuses across India.<ref name="Forbes" /> | |||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| ⚫ | In 2012, while in his fourth year of college, Saket Modi, Vidit Baxi and Rahul Tyagi started Lucideus at the incubator ], using capital from their personal savings and family.<ref name="Forbes"/> In 2013, Lucideus opened its first office in ].<ref name="Forbes"/> Among the company's accomplishments include doing a security assessment of the ], an ]-based mobile payment platform designed by the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peermohamed |first1=Alnoor |title=Saket Modi, the millennial who keeps your data on the BHIM app safe |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/saket-modi-the-millennial-who-keeps-your-data-on-the-bhim-app-safe-118092500387_1.html |work=] |date=25 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Forbes1">{{cite news |last1=Chaudhary |first1=Deepti |title=Why John Chambers loves Saket Modi’s Lucideus |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/technology/breaking-the-cyber-web/102624 |work=] |date=26 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| In 2018, ]'s former Chairman and CEO ] led an investment round of $4 million through JC2 Ventures to invest in Lucideus. Chambers asked Modi to describe his business in 15 seconds and was hooked by the reply.<ref name="Forbes1"/> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2012, while in his |
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| In 2017, Lucideus secured its initial round of funding with $2 million from Sri Shivananda (], ]), Rajan Anandan (Managing Director, ]), ] (ex-Senior Vice-chairman, ]), Vikas Agnihotri (Operating Partner, ]), Mickey Doshi (CEO, ], India), among others.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghoshal|first1=Anirban|date=11 May 2017|title=Lucideus Tech secures funds from angel investors|work=]|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/kUdYziPD8Vqn8fyzBky1lL/Lucideus-Tech-secures-funds-from-angel-investors.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarkhel|first1=Aritra|date=9 May 2017|title=Lucideus Tech raises funding from Rajan Anandan, Govind Rajan & others|work=]|url=https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/lucideus-tech-raises-funding-from-rajan-anandan-govind-rajan-others/58588357}}</ref> | |||
| Modi was introduced to John by a mutual acquaintance on the same day. An interesting anecdote is how Chambers got hooked to the concept after Modi’s 20-second pitch about Lucideus and his vision for cybersecurity - why quantification of digital business risk is the way forward.<ref name="Forbes1" /> | |||
| Later, John T. Chambers went on to lead the Series A funding for Lucideus of $5 million in 2018, through his personal venture arm - JC2 Ventures.<ref name="Forbes1" /> | |||
| In 2019, Lucideus expanded its operations to the USA and other markets in the ] region, and shifted their headquarters to ], ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Lucideus Bags $7 Mn Funding To Become India’s Most Valuable Cybersecurity Startup|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/lucideus-bags-7-mn-funding-to-become-indias-most-valuable-cybersecurity-startup/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Inc42 Media|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == Public appearances == | == Public appearances == | ||
| Modi has appeared as a guest on TV news programs including ], ], ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Cook Can Legally View Any Photo On Your iPhone, Says Saket Modi |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/tech/youth-for-change-conclave/tim-cook-can-legally-view-any-photo-on-your-iphone-says-saket-modi-431696 |work=] |date=17 September 2016}}</ref>, ]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdL5Uw_5wY0&t=51s |title=How Safe Is Your Mobile Device?|work=]}}</ref> and has spoken on various subject of information security and entrepreneurship at international forums like ], ] (Germany), Forbes under 30 Global Summit (Boston),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hedgecock |first1=Sarah |title=Cybersecurity Expert Saket Modi Will Make You Afraid To Own A Smartphone |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhedgecock/2016/10/18/cybersecurity-expert-saket-modi-will-make-you-afraid-to-own-a-smartphone/#795281b27299 |work=] |date=18 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref> ], Cyber-Tech (Israel), ], ], ], etc.<ref>{{cite news |title=Entrepreneur India Congress |url=https://www.entrepreneurindia.com/2016/saket-modi.php |work=]}}</ref> In 2017, Saket was invited at ]’s show on mobile hacking.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ranjan |first1=Abhinav |title=All banking apps including BHIM safe, can’t be hacked: Saket Modi at India TV’s special show on mobile hacking |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india-all-banking-apps-including-bhim-safe-can-t-be-hacked-saket-modi-at-india-tv-s-special-show-on-mobile-hacking-397268 |work=] |date=19 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| == Awards and honours == | == Awards and honours == | ||
| * 2013 student<!-- see talk page discussion --> award: Indian Ambassador of Cyber Security in Education, National Education Awards, presented by ] and organized by ].<ref name="IUG">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 20 August 2017|title= Hacking iPhone difficult but not impossible: Saket Modi at India TV’s special show on mobile hacking|url= https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india-hacking-iphone-difficult-but-not-impossible-saket-modi-at-india-tv-s-special-show-on-mobile-hacking-397269|work= ]|location= ]|access-date= 24 January 2020}}</ref> | * 2013 student<!-- see talk page discussion --> award: Indian Ambassador of Cyber Security in Education, National Education Awards, presented by ] and organized by ].<ref name="IUG">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 20 August 2017|title= Hacking iPhone difficult but not impossible: Saket Modi at India TV’s special show on mobile hacking|url= https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india-hacking-iphone-difficult-but-not-impossible-saket-modi-at-india-tv-s-special-show-on-mobile-hacking-397269|work= ]|location= ]|access-date= 24 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
| * Young-entrepreneur recognitions in magazines: '']'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= U30 Summit Asia 2019|url= https://issuu.com/forbesasia/docs/forbes_under_30_summit_asia_2019_pictorial_lres|magazine= Forbes under 30 summit Asia|location= |publisher= ]|page=2|access-date= 24 January 2020}}</ref> ''BW Disrupt'' ('']''),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dar|first1=Vaishali|title=Running a Startup is One of the Most Simplest Things a Person Can Do|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/-Running-a-Startup-is-One-of-the-Most-Simplest-Things-a-Person-Can-Do-Saket-Modi-Lucideus/10-11-2017-131267/|publisher=]|date=10 November 2017|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite news |title=SAKET MODI, VIDIT BAXI, RAHUL TYAGI - India’s Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2018 - Fortune India |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/saket-modi-vidit-baxi-rahul-tyagi?year=2018 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=40 Under 40|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/saket-modi-rahul-tyagi-vidit-baxi?year=2019|publisher=]|access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> '']''<ref name="KBC">{{cite news |title=Entrepreneur 2020 |url=https://www.entrepreneurindia.com/awards_winner.php |work=]}}</ref> | * Young-entrepreneur recognitions in magazines: '']'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= U30 Summit Asia 2019|url= https://issuu.com/forbesasia/docs/forbes_under_30_summit_asia_2019_pictorial_lres|magazine= Forbes under 30 summit Asia|location= |publisher= ]|page=2|access-date= 24 January 2020}}</ref> ''BW Disrupt'' ('']''),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dar|first1=Vaishali|title=Running a Startup is One of the Most Simplest Things a Person Can Do|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/-Running-a-Startup-is-One-of-the-Most-Simplest-Things-a-Person-Can-Do-Saket-Modi-Lucideus/10-11-2017-131267/|publisher=]|date=10 November 2017|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite news |title=SAKET MODI, VIDIT BAXI, RAHUL TYAGI - India’s Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2018 - Fortune India |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/saket-modi-vidit-baxi-rahul-tyagi?year=2018 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=40 Under 40|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/saket-modi-rahul-tyagi-vidit-baxi?year=2019|publisher=]|access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> '']''<ref name="KBC">{{cite news |title=Entrepreneur 2020 |url=https://www.entrepreneurindia.com/awards_winner.php |work=]}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 21 November 2020
Indian computer company executive| Saket Modi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-07-31) July 31, 1990 (age 34) Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, speaker, ethical hacker |
| Known for | Founder of Lucideus |
Saket Modi (July 31, 1990) is an Indian entrepreneur based in Palo Alto. He is the co-founder and CEO of Lucideus, a computer security company. He is a public speaker about ethical hacking and computer security.
Early life
Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Saket attended primary school at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy. He received an undergraduate degree in technology from the LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur in 2012 or 2013.
He is an ethical hacker. In 2008, he hacked into his school's IT system, gaining access to a chemistry question paper and that's when he realized that he could use his skills for social good. As an undergrad student at LNM, Saket conducted 2-day hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) campuses across the country for a fee. During this time he "shot to national prominence" demonstrating how to hack into a smart phone in 20 seconds.
Career
In 2012, while in his fourth year of college, Saket Modi, Vidit Baxi and Rahul Tyagi started Lucideus at the incubator IIT Bombay, using capital from their personal savings and family. In 2013, Lucideus opened its first office in New Delhi. Among the company's accomplishments include doing a security assessment of the BHIM, an Aadhaar-based mobile payment platform designed by the National Payments Corporation of India.
In 2018, Cisco's former Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers led an investment round of $4 million through JC2 Ventures to invest in Lucideus. Chambers asked Modi to describe his business in 15 seconds and was hooked by the reply.
Public appearances
Modi has appeared as a guest on TV news programs including News 18, ET Now, NDTV, Bloomberg Quint Live TV and has spoken on various subject of information security and entrepreneurship at international forums like Mobile World Congress, CeBIT (Germany), Forbes under 30 Global Summit (Boston), Confederation of Indian Industry, Cyber-Tech (Israel), ISACA, TiE, TED (conference), etc. In 2017, Saket was invited at India TV’s show on mobile hacking.
Awards and honours
- 2013 student award: Indian Ambassador of Cyber Security in Education, National Education Awards, presented by AICTE and organized by CMAI.
- Young-entrepreneur recognitions in magazines: Forbes Asia, BW Disrupt (Business World), Fortune India, Entrepreneur India
References
- ^ Chaudhary, Deepti (26 October 2018). "Why John Chambers loves Saket Modi's Lucideus". Fortune India.
- ^ Balachandaran, Manu (26 April 2018). "Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good". Forbes India.
- Dhamija, Anshul (18 February 2016). "30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking And Securing The World Wide Web". Forbes India.
- Peermohamed, Alnoor (25 September 2018). "Saket Modi, the millennial who keeps your data on the BHIM app safe". Business Standard India.
- "Tim Cook Can Legally View Any Photo On Your iPhone, Says Saket Modi". NDTV. 17 September 2016.
- "How Safe Is Your Mobile Device?". BloombergQuint.
- Hedgecock, Sarah (18 October 2016). "Cybersecurity Expert Saket Modi Will Make You Afraid To Own A Smartphone". Forbes.
- "Entrepreneur India Congress". Entrepreneur India.
- Ranjan, Abhinav (19 August 2017). "All banking apps including BHIM safe, can't be hacked: Saket Modi at India TV's special show on mobile hacking". India TV.
- "Hacking iPhone difficult but not impossible: Saket Modi at India TV's special show on mobile hacking". India TV. New Delhi. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "U30 Summit Asia 2019". Forbes under 30 summit Asia. issuu. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Dar, Vaishali (10 November 2017). "Running a Startup is One of the Most Simplest Things a Person Can Do". Business World. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "SAKET MODI, VIDIT BAXI, RAHUL TYAGI - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2018 - Fortune India". Fortune India.
- "40 Under 40". Fortune India. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Entrepreneur 2020". Entrepreneur India.