# Prukalpa Sankar

> Prukalpa Sankar is the co-founder and co-CEO of Atlan, a $750M-valued platform building the context layer for data and AI - used by Mastercard, JP Morgan, Zoom, Dropbox, and General Motors. Before Atlan, she co-founded SocialCops, which built India's National Data Platform and the UN's SDG tracker operating across 50+ countries. A TED Speaker, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Fortune 40 Under 40 honoree, Prukalpa has raised over $206M and turned a midnight brainstorm about broken streetlights into one of the fastest-growing data governance companies on the planet.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Co-CEO at Atlan
- **Organizations:** Atlan, SocialCops, SaaSBoomi, World Economic Forum (Tech Pioneer)
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
- **Known for:** Co-built India's National Data Platform - described as the world's largest data lake project, Built the UN's Sustainable Development Goals tracker deployed across 50+ countries, Raised $206M+ for Atlan from Insight Partners, Sequoia, GIC, Meritech, Salesforce Ventures

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Co-founded SocialCops with Varun Banka after a midnight brainstorm session during final year at NTU Singapore
- **2013-2014** — Raised first funds via Kickstarter ($600) and global business plan competitions ($25K-$30K)
- **2016** — Named CNBC Top 10 Young Business Women; spoke at TEDxGateway Mumbai (Asia's largest TEDx)
- **2016** — Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia recognition
- **2017** — Appeared on TED Talks India Nayi Soch; Fortune India 40 Under 40 recognition
- **2018** — SocialCops recognized as New York Times Global Visionary and World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
- **2019** — Unreasonable FUTURE Fellow; SocialCops pivots to build Atlan after internal tooling proves 6x team agility
- **2022** — Atlan raises $50M Series B led by Salesforce Ventures at $450M valuation
- **2022** — Named one of National Geographic's 'She Builds' honorees
- **2024** — Atlan raises $105M Series C led by GIC and Meritech Capital at $750M valuation
- **2025** — Named to Tatler Asia's Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow list (Singapore edition); ET Startup Awards Woman Ahead Award

## Achievements

- Co-built India's National Data Platform - described as the world's largest data lake project
- Built the UN's Sustainable Development Goals tracker deployed across 50+ countries
- Raised $206M+ for Atlan from Insight Partners, Sequoia, GIC, Meritech, Salesforce Ventures
- Atlan valued at $750M after Series C in May 2024
- 7x revenue growth at Atlan over two years; 75% competitive win rate
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
- Fortune India 40 Under 40
- TED Speaker (TED Talks India Nayi Soch 2017, TEDxGateway Mumbai 2016)
- World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
- Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award (NTU Singapore)
- ET Startup Awards 2025 - Woman Ahead Award
- Tatler Asia Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025
- Atlan recognized in Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant (2025-2026) for Enterprise Data Catalogs

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Named to Tatler Asia's Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow list (Singapore edition)
- **2025-01** — Atlan appears in both Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Data Catalogs (2025-2026)
- **2024-05** — Atlan raises $105M Series C led by GIC and Meritech Capital, valuing company at $750M
- **2024-01** — ET Startup Awards 2025 - Woman Ahead Award recipient
- **2022-03** — Atlan raises $50M Series B led by Salesforce Ventures at $450M valuation
- **2022-01** — Featured in National Geographic's 'She Builds' program

## Links

- Website: https://prukalpa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prukalpa
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/prukalpa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prukalpa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prukalpa

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Last updated: 2026-05-24