# Rohit Choudhary

> Rohit Choudhary is the Founder and CEO of Acceldata, the company credited with coining the term 'data observability' and building the world's first enterprise data observability platform. A career data engineer who spent years at InMobi and Hortonworks before striking out on his own in 2018, he has raised over $105 million and built a platform used by Fortune 500 companies to monitor, manage, and ensure reliability of their data pipelines in an era where bad data feeding AI models is no longer just an inconvenience — it's an enterprise liability.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Acceldata
- **Organizations:** Acceldata, Hortonworks, InMobi, Appsterix, [24]7 iLabs, Tavant Technologies
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, SJCE (Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering), Secondary Education, Delhi Public School
- **Known for:** Coined the term 'data observability' in 2018, creating a new enterprise technology category, Built the world's first enterprise data observability platform, Raised over $105.6 million in venture capital funding

## Career timeline

- **2005-2008** — Engineer at Tavant Technologies
- **2008-2012** — Engineering Leader at InMobi
- **2012-2013** — Founder at Appsterix; company acquired by [24]7 iLabs
- **2013-2015** — Senior Engineering Manager at [24]7 iLabs
- **2015-2018** — Director of Engineering at Hortonworks - Led Dataplane Services, Ambari, and Zeppelin
- **2018** — Co-founded Acceldata with colleagues from Hortonworks; coined the term 'data observability'
- **2019** — Acceldata raised seed funding led by Lightspeed
- **2021** — Series A funding led by Sorenson
- **2022** — Series B funding led by Insight Partners
- **2023-02** — Series C: $50M raised, led by March Capital
- **2023-10** — Series C extension: $10M from Prosperity7 Ventures; announced 100% YoY revenue growth

## Achievements

- Coined the term 'data observability' in 2018, creating a new enterprise technology category
- Built the world's first enterprise data observability platform
- Raised over $105.6 million in venture capital funding
- Achieved 100% year-over-year revenue growth (announced October 2023)
- Successfully exited first startup Appsterix via acquisition by [24]7 iLabs
- Grew Acceldata to 260+ employees across global offices
- Featured speaker at The Montgomery Summit
- Published thought leadership across DATAVERSITY, CDO Magazine, Unite.AI, and industry publications
- Built a platform serving Fortune 500 enterprise customers at exabyte-scale data processing

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Featured on SuperDataScience Podcast (SDS 979) discussing agentic data management and the future of enterprise AI with Jon Krohn
- **2023-10** — Acceldata closed $10M Series C extension from Prosperity7 Ventures and announced 100% year-over-year revenue growth
- **2023-02** — Led $50M Series C fundraise, bringing total funding to $105.6M, with investors including March Capital, Sanabil Investments, Industry Ventures, and Insight Partners

## Links

- Website: https://rohit.page/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rconline

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