Long before he was building trillion-document search systems or guiding companies to the New York Stock Exchange, Soham Mazumdar was a young boy solving complex problems that few adults could comprehend. His academic brilliance shone early—he represented India in the International Mathematical Olympiad, winning a Silver Medal, and ranked All India Rank 3 in IIT-JEE 1998, one of the most competitive exams on the planet.
He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur (2002), where he became known for his ability to see beyond conventional boundaries. His pursuit of knowledge led him to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he completed his Master’s degree in Computer Science (2004)—a period that shaped his thinking around large-scale distributed systems.
His alma mater honored his global impact decades later—conferring upon him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2024, cementing his legacy among the institute’s finest.
Soham Mazumdar: Google – Engineering for a Trillion Lives
Before the world knew his name, Soham joined Google in Mountain View as a Staff Software Engineer. His impact was immediate.
He became a core leader on Teragoogle, a historic re-architecture of Google’s search infrastructure, designed to scale the platform to one trillion web documents. The magnitude of the problem, the urgency of execution, and the innovation required made it one of the most complex engineering feats in Silicon Valley.
For his extraordinary work, he received the Google Founder’s Award, presented by Sergey Brin and Larry Page—Google’s highest internal honor. Behind the award was a deeper truth: Soham Mazumdar did not simply build systems—he expanded the boundaries of what humanity could search, learn, and access.
Tagtile – The First Step into Entrepreneurship
Soham’s entrepreneurial chapter began with Tagtile, founded in 2010 alongside Abheek Anand. The startup pioneered mobile loyalty and customer-engagement technology just as smartphones began reshaping consumer behavior. Tagtile was not just a business—it was a signal that Soham was meant to build, not merely engineer.
In 2012, Facebook acquired Tagtile, marking its arrival in Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial league. It was an early success, but for Soham, it was only a warm-up for what he would build next.
Rubrik – The Cybersecurity Revolution
In 2014, Soham co-founded Rubrik, taking on the role of Co-Founder and Chief Architect. Here, he became both the brain and the backbone behind a company that reshaped cybersecurity and cloud data protection.
Under his architectural guidance, Rubrik developed its groundbreaking Security Cloud platform, purpose-built with zero-trust architecture, giving enterprises an unprecedented ability to protect, govern, recover, and secure data across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS ecosystems.
Rubrik scaled at a pace very few enterprise startups in history have achieved:
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Surpassed $500 million in annualized revenue
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Served Fortune 500 companies, governments, and global financial institutions
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Became a multi-billion-dollar organization
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And ultimately, achieved a landmark IPO on the NYSE in 2024, with a valuation of $5.6 billion
For Soham Mazumdar, Rubrik was not merely a business milestone—it was proof that cybersecurity is not a product, but a responsibility to protect the digital nervous system of society itself.
WisdomAI – Leading the AI Epoch
Never one to stay still, Soham stepped into the next frontier of innovation: Artificial Intelligence.
In 2023, he co-founded WisdomAI, an AI-powered data intelligence platform enabling enterprises to query their data using natural language—no SQL, dashboards, or analysts required.
His belief is clear:
The next revolution is not in collecting data, but in understanding it.
In late 2025, WisdomAI secured $50 million in Series A funding, led by Kleiner Perkins with strategic participation from NVIDIA’s NVentures—a validation that the world is ready for Soham’s next invention.
As CEO, he now leads a mission as ambitious as any before: giving every organization the ability to think, learn, and act using AI.
Recognition, Influence & Role as a Mentor
His achievements across cybersecurity, AI, and cloud computing earned him a place on Silicon Valley’s “40 Under 40” list, celebrating innovators shaping the future.
Beyond companies, Soham invests in early-stage founders as an angel investor, guiding the next generation of visionaries.