# Palash Soni

> Palash Soni is the Boston-based co-founder and CEO of Goldcast, the B2B video content platform acquired by Cvent in December 2025. Raised in Sagar, India, he trained as an electrical engineer at IIT Kanpur, worked in manufacturing and advertising technology, and left Harvard Business School to build Goldcast with Kishore Kothandaraman and Aashish Srinivas. His public interviews center on customer focus, the evolution from digital events to video, and the practical work of leading a growing team.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Goldcast
- **Organizations:** Goldcast, InMobi, ITC Limited
- **From:** Sagar, India
- **Education:** Electrical engineering; dual BTech-MTech program, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, MBA studies; left to build Goldcast, did not graduate, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Goldcast and led its development from digital events into B2B video content., Goldcast raised a $28 million Series A led by WestBridge Capital and Unusual Ventures in 2022., Goldcast was acquired by Cvent in December 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2012** — Studied electrical engineering at IIT Kanpur.
- **Before 2019 (three years)** — Worked in manufacturing and management at ITC; he describes three years there.
- **Before 2019 (four years)** — Worked at InMobi across customer success and product management; he describes four years there.
- **2019** — Entered Harvard Business School intending to start a company in the US.
- **2020** — Co-founded Goldcast with Kishore Kothandaraman and Aashish Srinivas and left business school to work on it.
- **2022** — Goldcast announced a $10 million seed round in February and a $28 million Series A in September.
- **2024** — Public interviews described Goldcast’s evolution into a B2B video content platform.
- **2025** — Cvent announced the acquisition of Goldcast on December 15.
- **2026** — Discussed the company’s development and acquisition on The Physics of Startups and The Neon Show.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Goldcast and led its development from digital events into B2B video content.
- Goldcast raised a $28 million Series A led by WestBridge Capital and Unusual Ventures in 2022.
- Goldcast was acquired by Cvent in December 2025.
- Goldcast was included in Deloitte’s 2025 Technology Fast 500, according to Cvent’s acquisition announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared on The Neon Show on July 7 to discuss Goldcast’s customer focus, career origins and acquisition.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on The Physics of Startups on March 13 for a retrospective on Goldcast and its acquisition.
- **2025-12** — Goldcast joined Cvent; Soni described the combination as an opportunity to expand video and event content workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://www.goldcast.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/palashsoni/

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