# Milin Desai

> Milin Desai is the CEO of Sentry, the developer-first error monitoring and application performance platform trusted by over 4 million developers and 100,000+ organizations. A computer engineer by training with a master's from USC, Desai spent nearly a decade at VMware scaling the NSX network virtualization product line into a billion-dollar business before joining Sentry in January 2020. Under his leadership, Sentry raised a $90 million Series E in 2022 (total funding $219.75M), achieved unicorn status at a $3B+ valuation, surpassed $100M ARR, and grew to process 790+ billion events per month - all while staying true to its open-source, developer-first ethos and charging one-third of what competitors ask.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Sentry
- **Organizations:** Sentry, VMware, Riverbed Technology, Veritas Software
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-origin)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, FR.CRCE (Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering), Mumbai, Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Scaled Sentry to $100M+ ARR and 4 million developer users as CEO, Led Sentry's $90M Series E in May 2022, achieving $3B+ unicorn valuation, Total fundraising: $219.75M across multiple rounds under his leadership

## Career timeline

- **1999-2000** — Completed MS in Computer Science at University of Southern California
- **2001-2006** — Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer at Veritas Software, working on data protection APIs and middleware for Oracle and Exchange
- **2006-2007** — Technical Marketing Manager at Riverbed Technology, managing technology partnerships and the Riverbed Technology Alliance program
- **2007-2010** — Product Manager at Riverbed Technology, responsible for BCDR strategy, virtualization, and new product introductions
- **2010-2015** — Joined VMware; advanced through product management roles
- **2015-2018** — VP of Products, NSX at VMware - grew NSX network virtualization product line into a billion-dollar-per-year business
- **2018-2019** — General Manager of Cloud Services at VMware - led VMware's cloud strategy and SaaS transition
- **2020** — Joined Sentry as CEO (January 14, 2020), succeeding co-founder David Cramer who moved to CTO role
- **2022** — Led Sentry's $90M Series E funding round (May 2022), bringing total funding to $219.75M and valuation above $3 billion
- **2023** — Sentry recognized as Inc. Best Workplaces honoree; platform surpasses $100M ARR and 4 million developers
- **2025-2026** — Expanded Sentry's AI capabilities; appeared at AWS re:Invent 2025 and featured on First Round Review podcast

## Achievements

- Scaled Sentry to $100M+ ARR and 4 million developer users as CEO
- Led Sentry's $90M Series E in May 2022, achieving $3B+ unicorn valuation
- Total fundraising: $219.75M across multiple rounds under his leadership
- Grew Sentry to process 790+ billion events per month
- Scaled VMware NSX product line to $1B+ annual revenue as VP of Products
- Net expansion ARR increased 130%+ year-over-year (2022)
- Ranked in top 5% for CEO effectiveness among 201-500 employee companies (Comparably)
- Achieved Inc. Best Workplaces recognition for Sentry in 2023
- Built Sentry's AI root cause analysis to 95% accuracy
- Grew Sentry to 100,000+ customers and 400+ employees

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Featured on First Round Review podcast - 'Lessons from Sentry on scaling DevTools and finding product market fit'
- **2025-12** — Appeared at AWS re:Invent 2025 representing Sentry's expanded cloud partnership
- **2025-12** — Participated in CUBE Conversation at theCUBE discussing developer observability and AI
- **2023-05** — Joined NYSE Floor Talk to discuss Sentry's growth and unicorn status
- **2022-05** — Announced Sentry's $90M Series E funding round at $3B+ valuation

## Links

- Website: https://sentry.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milin-desai-464757/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/virtualmilin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milindesai

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Last updated: 2026-05-25