# Saikrishnan Ranganathan

> Saikrishnan (Sai) Ranganathan is the Singapore-based co-founder and CEO of SensorFlow, which uses wireless sensors, data and automation to reduce hotel energy waste. A National University of Singapore alumnus, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Intraix before meeting co-founder Max Pagel through Entrepreneur First in 2016. His public work centres on making connected-building technology practical to install, use and finance.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at SensorFlow
- **Organizations:** SensorFlow, Intraix, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneur First
- **Education:** National University of Singapore
- **Known for:** Named to Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2020 in Singapore., Co-founded SensorFlow with Max Pagel in 2016., SensorFlow was selected for Cleantech Group’s APAC25 in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2013** — Studied at the National University of Singapore as an SIA-NOL scholar.
- **Before 2016** — Worked at Goldman Sachs, initially as an intern and then in a permanent role.
- **2015** — Worked as a software architect at Intraix and published Software is the new Software; later described progressing to CTO.
- **2016** — Met Max Pagel at Entrepreneur First in Singapore and co-founded SensorFlow.
- **2020** — SensorFlow raised US$8.3 million in Series A+ financing led by Openspace Ventures and Gaw Capital.
- **2022** — The founders discussed SmartAlloc, a product connecting hotel room allocation with shared compressor efficiency.

## Achievements

- Named to Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2020 in Singapore.
- Co-founded SensorFlow with Max Pagel in 2016.
- SensorFlow was selected for Cleantech Group’s APAC25 in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — DealStreetAsia reported new SensorFlow shares worth $9.2 million. Ranganathan said the financing included fresh capital and conversion of existing debt notes and would support company growth.
- **2023-11** — Discussed hotel sensors, savings-sharing pricing and expansion ambitions in a Sunrise interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sensorflow.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saikrishnanr/

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