# Aakrit Prasad

> Aakrit Prasad is the founder of AptEdge, where he leads product vision and technology. Previously its CEO, he co-founded the enterprise support AI company with Anthony Kilman after a career spanning Salesforce engineering, AppDynamics product leadership and Applitools product strategy. He has also served in board and strategy roles with Advancing Women in Tech.

- **Role:** Founder at AptEdge; responsible for product vision and technology
- **Organizations:** AptEdge, Salesforce, AppDynamics, Applitools, Advancing Women in Tech
- **Education:** Computer Science (degree level unspecified), University of Chicago
- **Known for:** Co-founded AptEdge with Anthony Kilman., Led AptEdge as CEO during its June 2023 $11 million seed+ funding announcement., Held engineering and product leadership roles at Salesforce, AppDynamics and Applitools.

## Career timeline

- **Earlier career** — Senior Staff Software Engineer at Salesforce.
- **Before AptEdge** — Led core application performance monitoring products at AppDynamics; subsequently held VP of Product and Strategy responsibilities at Applitools.
- **2017–2022** — Board member and Chief Strategy Officer at Advancing Women in Tech, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2023** — As AptEdge co-founder and CEO, announced an $11 million seed+ round led by Stage 2 Capital.
- **2025** — Appeared with AptEdge CEO Kusal De Silva on TECHtonic episode 116, published December 5.
- **2026** — Current AptEdge leadership page identifies him as founder, responsible for product vision and technology.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AptEdge with Anthony Kilman.
- Led AptEdge as CEO during its June 2023 $11 million seed+ funding announcement.
- Held engineering and product leadership roles at Salesforce, AppDynamics and Applitools.
- Served in nonprofit leadership with Advancing Women in Tech.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Joined Kusal De Silva and Thomas Lah on TECHtonic episode 116 about enterprise support and the AI last mile.
- **2026-10** — AptEdge’s leadership page, checked this month, lists Prasad as founder overseeing product vision and technology, and Kusal DeSilva as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/aakrit_prasad
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakritprasad/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aakritp

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Last updated: 2026-10-21