# Sahas Katta

> Sahas Katta is the CEO and co-founder of Smartcar, which he built with his brother Sanketh to standardize how software applications connect to vehicles. His earlier work includes the technology publication Skatter Tech and GlassTesla, an app connecting Google Glass with a Tesla. In October 2026, Smartcar’s investor announced its acquisition by Everyday Electric.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Smartcar
- **Organizations:** Smartcar, Skatter Tech, TiVo, Six Apart
- **Education:** University of California, Davis
- **Known for:** Created the Skatter Tech publication, which he says exceeded one million monthly page views at its peak., Developed GlassTesla in 2013., Co-founded Smartcar with his brother Sanketh.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began writing about technology as a teenager; the work became Skatter Tech.
- **2006** — Hardware internship at TiVo.
- **2008** — Marketing internship at Six Apart.
- **2013** — Created GlassTesla, connecting Google Glass to a Tesla Model S.
- **2014** — Publicly announced Smartcar on March 3, initially proposing climate preparation and intelligent charging.
- **2015** — Later company histories date Smartcar’s founding with brother Sanketh to 2015; the brothers secured $2 million from a16z.
- **2017** — Teslabot brought Tesla controls to Facebook Messenger.
- **2022** — Announced Smartcar’s $24 million Series B led by Energize Ventures.
- **2025** — Migrated the Skatter archive to Ghost in March; published an article on connected-car adoption in February.
- **2026** — Energize announced Smartcar’s acquisition by Everyday Electric on October 7.

## Achievements

- Created the Skatter Tech publication, which he says exceeded one million monthly page views at its peak.
- Developed GlassTesla in 2013.
- Co-founded Smartcar with his brother Sanketh.
- Led Smartcar through a $24 million Series B announced in January 2022.
- Smartcar’s investor reported more than 27,000 developers, over 45 compatible vehicle brands and 33 countries at the time of the October 2026 acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Energize Capital announced Smartcar’s acquisition by Everyday Electric, formerly Renew Home, on October 7.
- **2025-03** — Katta said he migrated the Skatter archive from WordPress to Ghost.
- **2025-02** — Published Drivers want vehicle connectivity, but why aren’t they using it? on LinkedIn.
- **2024-10** — Participated in an Indiaspora entrepreneurship discussion with Shivani Mitra, Kedar Karkare and moderator MR Rangaswami.

## Links

- Website: https://sahaskatta.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahaskatta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sahaskatta
- GitHub: https://github.com/sahaskatta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sahaskatta
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/sahaskatta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sahaskatta

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Last updated: 2026-10-22