| Michigan State University, MS | |
| Electrical Engineering | |
| Boston University, MBA | |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai), B. Tech | |
| Electrical Engineering |
Jit Saxena is a business-savvy entrepreneur, with an impressive portfolio of accomplishments, skills and experience. Under his leadership, Netezza grew and had a successful initial public offering.
Previously, Saxena was founder, chairman and CEO of Applix Inc., a leading provider of analytical CRM software that he took public in 1994. While at Applix, Saxena guided the company to a leadership position in the CRM market and achieved an eight-fold increase in market value subsequent to the IPO. Through his vision, the company was continually an innovator in new high growth markets.
Prior to founding Applix, Saxena was a senior director at Data General where he was responsible for the development of the company’s software products. At Data General, he held several other senior management positions and built a successful development organization that introduced industry-leading software in many categories.
Saxena earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, an MBA from Boston University and a B. Tech (EE) from the Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai). In July 2003, he was named an Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year and was recently named a Mass High Tech All-Star.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| ParElastic | 4/13 | Series A | $5.7M | 5 |
| Mobee | 11/12 | Seed | $1.1M | 8 |
| AdverCar | 10/12 | Seed | $2M | 6 |
| Evergage | 5/12 | Seed | $2M | 4 |
