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Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

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Behavioral and Policy Sciences

Nagarjuna Venna is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he teaches classes in Entrepreneurship.

He is the cofounder of BitSight, a security ratings company he cofounded in 2011. BitSight created a new market category and has grown to become a global organization with over 2,500 customers, 500+ employees, and 400M+ in venture funding. Nagarjuna served as the chief product officer and a board director from 2011 to 2020. Prior to BitSight, he cofounded Saperix, a risk management company, which was acquired by Firemon in 2011.

He holds a Bachelor's in computer science and engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India and a Master's in engineering and management from MIT.

Nagarjuna received the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Excellence in Entrepreneurship from NIT Warangal in 2024.