# Archit Gupta

> Archit Gupta is the Bengaluru-based co-founder and CEO of ClearTax, also known as Clear. A computer science graduate of IIT Guwahati and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked at Data Domain before founding ClearTax in 2011. His work has expanded from individual tax filing to enterprise compliance, invoicing and financial software across international markets.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at ClearTax (Clear)
- **Organizations:** ClearTax (Clear), Data Domain / EMC, Microsoft Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Master’s in Computer Science; subsequently pursued a PhD without completing it, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClearTax in 2011., Led ClearTax through Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 programme., Featured in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 and Entrepreneur India’s 35 Under 35, as noted in his public author biography.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Left his PhD programme to work at Data Domain in California.
- **2010** — A conversation with his chartered accountant father in Delhi prompted research into simpler tax-filing software.
- **2011** — Founded ClearTax.
- **2014** — ClearTax participated in Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 batch.
- **2017** — GST opened a new enterprise compliance opportunity; Clear began building its enterprise SaaS business.
- **2021** — ClearTax rebranded as Clear and announced a $75 million Series C led by Kora Capital with Stripe participating.
- **2025** — Discussed the enterprise business and international expansion in interviews.
- **2026** — Discussed continuous compliance, clean data and AI for CFO teams.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClearTax in 2011.
- Led ClearTax through Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 programme.
- Featured in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 and Entrepreneur India’s 35 Under 35, as noted in his public author biography.
- Built a company extending from individual tax filing into enterprise financial software and international markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — His LinkedIn profile lists an article published May 7 titled “Building AELMS: From 72 Hours to 10 Minutes, With No Human In The Loop”. These timings are the company’s claim.
- **2026-04** — In an April 27 interview, discussed longer-term leadership, continuous compliance and the UAE as a strategic priority.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on Founders Unfiltered, episode 138, published September 21, to discuss Clear’s journey.
- **2025-08** — Discussed the enterprise SaaS focus in an August 11 Financial Express interview.

## Links

- Website: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~archit
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/architgupta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/architgupta

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