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| Born | (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 34) Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, LNM Institute of Information Technology |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and Co-founder, Lucideus |
Saket Modi (born 31st July, 1990) is a Palo Alto-based entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Lucideus, an enterprise cyber security platforms company backed by Cisco's former Chairman and CEO John Chambers. Saket has been featured in the 40 under 40 list of Fortune Magazine, 35 under 35 list of Entrepreneur Magazine and 30 under 30 list of Forbes (magazine).
Early life
Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Saket attended his primary school education at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy and earned a degree in technology from the LNM Institute of Information Technology in 2009. Saket is also a pianist and holds a degree from the Royal Schools of Music, London on the Grand Piano.
Career
In 2012, Saket Modi teamed up with his friends Vidit Baxi and Rahul Tyagi and started Lucideus.
In 2013, Lucideus opened its first office in New Delhi and subsequently, opened other 5 offices in Bombay, Bangalore, Boston, Palo Alto and New York.
Saket’s team has been responsible for the security assessment of the BHIM, an Aadhaar-based mobile payment platform designed by National Payments Corporation of India and launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 31st December 2016.
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Awarding organization | Ref |
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| 2019 | Entrepreneur of the Year | Entrepreneur (magazine) | |
| 2019 | 40 under 40 | Fortune (magazine) | |
| 2017 | 40 under 40 | Business World | |
| 2017 | 35 under 35 | Entrepreneur (magazine) | |
| 2017 | 20 under 26 | Vogue (magazine) | |
| 2016 | 30 under 30 | Forbes India | |
| 2016 | 30 under 30 | Forbes Asia | |
| 2014 | Indian Ambassador of Cybersecurity | Government of India |
References
- Goyal, Malini (2 September 2019). "India's tech founders love America". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Chaudhary, Deepti. "Why John Chambers loves Saket Modi's Lucideus". Fortune India. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "40 Under 40". Fortune India. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "A Password To Security - Saket Modi, 26, Founder, Lucideus TECH". Entrepreneur (magazine). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Dhamija, Anshul (18 February 2018). "30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking and securing the world wide web". Forbes India. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Balachandaran, Manu (26 April 2018). "Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good". Forbes India.
- "Delhi-based cyber security firm Lucideus battles hackers". The Economic Times. 19 April 2013.
- "Budget 2019 For startups". Livemint. 5 July 2019.
- "This Indian cybersecurity startup wants to repeat its winning strategy abroad". Techcircle. 23 January 2019.
- S, Shanthi (3 December 2019). "Lucideus Bags $7 Mn Funding To Become India's Most Valuable Cybersecurity Startup". Inc42. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "Saket Modi, the millennial who keeps your data on the BHIM app safe". Business Standard. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "NPCI hires cybersecurity consultants to protect systems". The Economic Times. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business - CyberSecurity". Entrepreneur India.
- 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.
- Bains, Pahull (9 February 2017). "Meet the 20 people under the age of 26 you need to know about". Vogue (magazine). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "U30 Summit Asia 2019". Forbes under 30 summit Asia. issuu. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "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.
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