# Niranjan 'Niji' Sabharwal

> Niranjan “Niji” Sabharwal is the Denver-based cofounder and executive board chair of AgentSync. After sales strategy and operations roles at LinkedIn and Zenefits, including leading insurance licensing remediation at Zenefits, he cofounded AgentSync with his wife, CTO Jenn Knight, in 2018. He led the insurance infrastructure company as CEO until its October 2025 leadership transition to David Samuels.

- **Role:** Cofounder and Executive Board Chair at AgentSync
- **Organizations:** AgentSync, Zenefits, LinkedIn
- **From:** San Francisco, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, École Bilingue de Berkeley
- **Known for:** Cofounded AgentSync in 2018 and led it as CEO through its October 2025 leadership transition., Helped develop Licensing+, which automated insurance licensing checks within Salesforce at Zenefits., Led AgentSync during its December 2021 $75 million Series B at a reported $1.2 billion valuation.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Completed a B.A. in Business Economics at UC Santa Barbara.
- **—** — Worked in global sales strategy and operations at LinkedIn, including work in Ireland and San Francisco; met future cofounder Jenn Knight at LinkedIn.
- **—** — Worked in sales strategy and operations at Zenefits and led its producer licensing and broker compliance response team.
- **2016** — Served as product manager for Licensing+ by Zenefits, a Salesforce insurance licensing compliance application.
- **2018** — Cofounded AgentSync with Jenn Knight in San Francisco and became CEO.
- **2020** — Relocated to Denver; AgentSync announced its first seed funding.
- **2021** — AgentSync raised a $25 million Series A and a $75 million Series B; the latter valued the company at $1.2 billion.
- **2023** — AgentSync announced an additional $50 million in funding and reported more than 200 insurance company customers.
- **2025** — On October 14, AgentSync announced David Samuels as CEO, with Sabharwal moving to executive chair of the board.

## Achievements

- Cofounded AgentSync in 2018 and led it as CEO through its October 2025 leadership transition.
- Helped develop Licensing+, which automated insurance licensing checks within Salesforce at Zenefits.
- Led AgentSync during its December 2021 $75 million Series B at a reported $1.2 billion valuation.
- AgentSync reported more than 200 insurance company customers and $161 million in cumulative funding in October 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — AgentSync announced David Samuels as CEO on October 14; Sabharwal transitioned to executive chair of the board.
- **2023-10** — AgentSync announced $50 million in additional financing, bringing its stated cumulative funding to $161 million.

## Links

- Website: https://agentsync.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akaniji
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NijiSabharwal

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