SMV4: Ketos’ Meena Sankaran: From Engineer to CEO raising $30 Million

Written By Jeff (J.D.) Davids
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SMV4: Ketos CEO Meena Sankaran shares how she raised $30 Million to solve water quality, an issue she experienced as a child in India.

Meena Sankaran is the Founder and CEO of Ketos, where they are saving lives with innovative water quality products. She is truly and creator and builder of change and lives the embodiment of inspiration, innovation and impact.

Prior to founding Ketos, Meena held Engineering leadership positions at Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Big Switch Networks (acq by Arista) and Cumulus Networks (acq by Nvidia).

Meena holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai, a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Texas, along with Education in Foreign Policy coursework at Stanford University.

In this episode, you will learn:

  1. How a woman CEO & all woman board raised $30M.

  2. What she learned transitioning from engineer to CEO.

  3. Why the CEO’s number 1 job is getting the team right.

  4. How water data is the foundation of all water analytics.

  5. The 3 P’s of success: Patience, Persistence & Perseverance

Jeff (J.D.) Davids
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