# Amitabh Sinha

> Amitabh Sinha is the Co-Founder of Workspot, Inc., a cloud PC and virtual desktop infrastructure company based in Campbell, California. After earning a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he built a career across Oracle, Informix, and Citrix - where he ran the XenDesktop product line as VP of Product Management - before co-founding Workspot in 2012 with Puneet Chawla and Ty Wang. He served as CEO for over a decade, steering the company through five funding rounds to $86.75M in total capital raised, and pioneering innovations like the industry's first cloud PC with 99.99% SLA availability. In April 2024, he transitioned to Chief Strategy Officer.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Workspot, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Workspot, Inc., Citrix Systems, Informix, Oracle
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.Tech in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Co-founded Workspot in 2012 and led it as CEO for over 12 years, raising $86.75M in total funding, Launched the industry's first cloud PC with 99.99% SLA availability across multi-cloud and multi-region environments (2023), Built Workspot's Global Desktop platform enabling ransomware recovery in under one hour vs. industry standard of 30+ days

## Career timeline

- **1984-1988** — B.Tech in Computer Science, IIT Kanpur
- **1990-1994** — Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **1994-1996** — Member of Technical Staff at Oracle
- **1996-2007** — Engineering and product leadership roles at Informix and other enterprise software firms
- **2007-2012** — Citrix Systems - VP Product Management for XenDesktop, VP Engineering for Advanced Solutions Group, GM for Enterprise Desktops and Apps
- **2012** — Co-founded Workspot, Inc. with Puneet Chawla and Ty Wang; raised $1.9M seed from Kleiner Perkins, Norwest, Redpoint
- **2013** — Launched Workspot BYOD app; competed in TechCrunch Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield
- **2015** — Secured Series A funding of $6.5M from Helion Ventures, Translink Capital, and Qualcomm
- **2016** — Won Best of VMworld 2016 Gold Award for Desktop and Application Delivery
- **2017** — Raised Series B of $6.2M led by Presidio Ventures
- **2022** — Raised Series E funding round; total funding reaches $86.75M
- **2023** — Launched Workspot Global Desktop - industry's first cloud PC with 99.99% SLA availability
- **2024-04** — Transitioned from CEO to Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Workspot

## Achievements

- Co-founded Workspot in 2012 and led it as CEO for over 12 years, raising $86.75M in total funding
- Launched the industry's first cloud PC with 99.99% SLA availability across multi-cloud and multi-region environments (2023)
- Built Workspot's Global Desktop platform enabling ransomware recovery in under one hour vs. industry standard of 30+ days
- Deployed 750 cloud PCs over a single weekend to rescue a ransomware-affected customer
- Won Best of VMworld 2016 Gold Award for Desktop and Application Delivery
- Raised seed funding from prestigious VCs including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Norwest
- Published thought leadership in InformationWeek and Network Computing on cloud computing and IT infrastructure
- Participated in TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 Startup Battlefield in the Mobile First category

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Workspot presented multi-cloud strategy and AI-powered desktop optimization at IGEL Now and Next 2025 conference in Miami
- **2024-04** — Transitioned from CEO to Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Workspot, Inc.
- **2023-04** — Launched Workspot Global Desktop, the industry's first cloud PC platform with 99.99% SLA availability
- **2022-10** — Workspot completed Series E funding round

## Links

- Website: https://workspot.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitabhbsinha/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/amitabhsin
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Workspot01/

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