Nagarjuna Venna

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.