# Ajit Gupta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ajit_Gupta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ajit_Gupta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Gupta > Source revision: 1353805079 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{for|the Indian cricketer|Ajit Das Gupta}} {{Short description|Indian entrepreneur (1961–2016)}} __NOTOC__ {{Infobox person | name = Ajit Gupta | image = Ajit Gupta 2.png | caption = | birth_name = Ajit Kumar Gupta | birth_date = September 12, 1961 | birth_place = [Allahabad](/source/Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India | death_date = October 7, 2016 (aged 55) | death_place = [Fremont, California](/source/Fremont%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = [Founder](/source/Entrepreneur)
[CEO](/source/CEO) | alma_mater = {{nowrap|[Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee](/source/Indian_Institute_of_Technology%2C_Roorkee)}} | spouse = Seema Gupta | children = Varun Gupta
Juhi Gupta | website = {{url|http://www.aryaka.com/}} | alias = }} '''Ajit Gupta''' was a Silicon Valley–based entrepreneur{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2012/11/19/how-ajit-guptas-aryaka-is-disrupting-the-wide-area-network-business/|title= How Ajit Gupta's Aryaka is Disrupting the Wide Area Network Business |work=Forbes |date= 2012-11-19}} and the founder of [Aryaka](/source/Aryaka), AAyuja, JantaKhoj,{{cite web |url=http://www.livemango.com/bwi/jantakhoj-launches-people-search-collection-agencies-lenders |title=JantaKhoj Launches People Search for Collection Agencies and Lenders |publisher=LiveMango |date=2011-09-14 |access-date=2011-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021052340/http://www.livemango.com/bwi/jantakhoj-launches-people-search-collection-agencies-lenders/ |archive-date=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead }} and [Speedera Networks](/source/Speedera_Networks).{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4D6133CF934A25750C0A9639C8B63/|title= Akamai to Buy Speedera |work=The New York Times |date= March 17, 2005}} He holds 21 technology patents for Internet content delivery and global traffic management. Ajit Gupta graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Electrical Engineering Batch of 1984.{{cite web|url=http://www.iitr-heritagefund.org/board-members |title= IIT Roorkee Heritage Fund |publisher= |date= |accessdate=}} Ajit Gupta died on October 7, 2016. He was survived by his wife (also an IIT-Roorkee graduate) and two children.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} == Career == Gupta was a founder of Aryaka, a cloud-based WAN Optimization and application acceleration company. Founded in 2009, and headquartered in [Milpitas, California](/source/Milpitas%2C_CA), with offices in [Bangalore, India](/source/Bangalore%2C_India), Aryaka employs more than one hundred and fifty people worldwide.{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/aryaka_networks_launch/|title=Startup takes WAN optimization to the clouds|publisher=The Register|date=Sep 22, 2010}} Gupta and his team have raised US$59.5 million in four rounds of funding from InterWest Partners, Presidio Ventures, a [Sumitomo Corporation](/source/Sumitomo_Corporation) Company, Trinity Ventures, [Mohr Davidow Ventures](/source/Mohr_Davidow_Ventures), and Nexus Venture Partners.{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/07/17/scrambling-to-grow-fast-enough-when-customers-are-everywhere/|title=Scrambling to Grow Fast Enough When Customers are Everywhere|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 17, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/09/21/21venturebeat-aryaka-networks-stop-sending-the-same-files-75631.html|title=Stop Sending the Same Files|work=The New York Times|date=Sep 21, 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304432304576371281973596012|title=Aryaka Secures $15 Million in Funding |publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 7, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wiredvc.com/wan-optimizer-aryaka-pockets-15m-in579-series-b/|title=Aryaka Pockets $15 Million in Series B Funding|publisher=WiredVC|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=2011-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616011748/http://www.wiredvc.com/wan-optimizer-aryaka-pockets-15m-in579-series-b/|archive-date=2011-06-16|url-status=dead}} Gupta's first successful venture was a company he co-founded in 1999 – [Speedera Networks](/source/Speedera_Networks). Speedera was acquired in 2005 by [Akamai Technologies](/source/Akamai_Technologies) (NASDAQ: AKAM).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} After Speedera, Gupta founded AAyuja,{{cite web|title=Management Team {{!}} AAyuja|url=http://www.aayuja.com/management-team/}} a technology [sales acceleration](/source/sales_acceleration) company, serving as its CEO. He was Chairman of the company. Gupta was also the Chairman and Founder at JantaKhoj,{{Cite web|url=https://www.jantakhoj.com/about/team.php|title=Team | Background Verifications | Background Checks | JantaKhoj.com|website=www.jantakhoj.com}} an India-based premium background verification service provider, which had also built the first and the largest people search engine on Indians.{{cite web|title=Jantakhoj.com lists records of nearly 40 percent of Indian population|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/jantakhoj-com-lists-records-nearly-40-percent-indian.html|website= Yahoo News|date=2010-10-07}} Gupta was a notable alumni of the [Boys' High School & College (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)](/source/Boys'_High_School_%26_College_(Allahabad%2C_Uttar_Pradesh)), (BHS), an independent school in Allahabad, India. == Honors == Gupta won The Big Idea Award{{cite web|url=http://www.aryaka.com/news-events/press-releases-2013/aryaka-ceo-ajit-gupta-wins-big-idea-award/ |title=Aryaka CEO Ajit Gupta Wins International Business Forum's Big Idea Award for Revolutionizing Enterprise Networking}} (for the most disruptive business model in the past 12–18 months) at The Innovator Awards 2013. Gupta was recognized by the Golden Bridge Awards{{cite web |url=http://www.cdn-advisor.com/aryaka-wins-multiple-accolades-from-the-2012-golden-bridge-awards/|title=Aryaka Wins Multiple Accolades from the 2012 Golden Bridge Business Awards|publisher=CDN Advisor|date=Oct 8, 2012}} for leadership and innovation in October 2012 for launching Aryaka's WAN Optimization as-a-Service offering. [Gartner, Inc.](/source/Gartner%2C_Inc.) recognized his company Aryaka as a 'Cool Vendor' for 'Enterprise Communications and Network Services' in April 2011. {{cite web |url=http://it.tmcnet.com/topics/it/articles/169235-aryaka-named-as-cool-vendor-2011-gartner.htm|title=Aryaka Named as Cool Vendor 2011|publisher=TMCnet|date=April 29, 2011}} The company was also named a [GigaOM](/source/GigaOM) Structure 50 Company in May 2011{{cite web |url=http://gigaom.com/cloud/structure-50/8/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521090415/http://gigaom.com/cloud/structure-50/8/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2011|title=The Structure 50: The Top 50 Cloud Innovators|publisher=GigaOM|date=May 18, 2011}} and [CRN](/source/CRN_Magazine) recognized Aryaka as a "Hot Emerging Vendor" {{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/231000455/10-hot-emerging-vendors-for-june-2011.htm?pgno=2|title=Hot Emerging Vendors|publisher=CRN|date=June 27, 2011}} in June 2011. Gupta has spoken at conferences around the world, including [GigaOM](/source/GigaOM) Structure 2011,{{cite web|url=http://event.gigaom.com/structure/schedule/|title=GigaOM Structure 2011|publisher=GigaOM|date=June 2011|access-date=2011-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711092724/http://event.gigaom.com/structure/schedule/|archive-date=2011-07-11|url-status=dead}} Cloud Connect,{{cite web |url=http://www.cloudconnectevent.com/cloud-computing-conference/cloud-industry-summit.php#|title=Emerging Cloud Computing Business Models|publisher=TechWeb|date=March 2011}}{{cite web| url=http://www.tiecon.org/speaker/ajit-gupta|title=TiECON 2011|publisher=TiECON|date=May 2011}}[Red Herring](/source/Red_Herring_(magazine)), Kagan Digital Media Summits, Datacenter Ventures events, and [Streaming Media](/source/Streaming_Media). A notable alumni of [IIT-Roorkee](/source/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Roorkee), he is a founding board member of the IIT-Roorkee Heritage Fund.{{cite web |url=http://www.iitr-heritagefund.org/board-members|title=Roorkee Heritage Fund Board Members|publisher=IIT}} == Philanthropy == In 2003, Gupta established a philanthropy program for Speedera called "Giving Back", which provided free Internet infrastructure services to non-profit organizations including Unicef.org, [Goodwill Industries International](/source/Goodwill_Industries_International), Autism.org, and the [St. Jude Children's Research Hospital](/source/St._Jude_Children's_Research_Hospital). Under Gupta's leadership, Speedera assisted [UNICEF](/source/UNICEF) during the [2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami](/source/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami) by providing pro-bono services to enable UNICEF websites to accept contributions and to help victims and families communicate with each other.{{cite web|url=http://www.convergedigest.com/Bandwidth/newnetworksarticle.asp?ID=13461|title=Speedera Notes Record Web Traffic Spikes|publisher=Converge Digest|date=Jan 18, 2005|access-date=2011-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927175242/http://www.convergedigest.com/Bandwidth/newnetworksarticle.asp?ID=13461|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * [http://www.telecomramblings.com/2014/09/net-neutrality-cdns-level-playing-field-anymore/ Net Neutrality and CDNs – No level playing field anymore] * [https://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2014/05/23/ajit-gupta-how-to-compete-on-price-without-sacrificing-profitability/ Ajit Gupta: How to Compete on Price Without Sacrificing Profitability] * [https://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2014/04/23/is-the-internet-holding-back-bric-entrepreneurs/ Is The Internet Holding Back BRIC Entrepreneurs?] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141014195239/http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/5-enterprise-cloud-and-networking-trends-to-watch-in-2014#axzz2pMMgAJkq 5 Enterprise Cloud and Networking Trends to Watch in 2014] * [http://www.aryaka.com/the-cloud-is-revolutionizing-the-enterprise-wan/ The Cloud is Revolutionizing the Enterprise WAN] * [http://www.aryaka.com/why-cant-mid-market-companies-have-it-all/ Why Can't Mid-Market Companies Have It All?] * [http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/02/11/the-changing-enterprise-wan-in-the-era-of-the-cloud/ The Changing Enterprise WAN in the Era of the Cloud] * [https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2012/11/19/how-ajit-guptas-aryaka-is-disrupting-the-wide-area-network-business/ How Ajit Gupta's Aryaka Is Disrupting the Wide Area Network Business] == External links == * [http://www.aryaka.com/company/management-team/executives/ aryaka.com] * [http://aayuja.com/aboutaayuja/ aayuja.com] * [http://www.jantakhoj.com/about/team.php/ jantakhoj.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119002634/http://www.goldenbridgeawards.com/world/index.html goldenbridgeawards.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Ajit}} Category:1961 births Category:2016 deaths Category:American people of Indian descent Category:American businesspeople in the computer industry Category:IIT Roorkee alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ajit Gupta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Gupta) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Gupta?action=history)). 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