# Samir Dutta

> Samir Dutta is the co-founder and CEO of Farsight, a New York AI company that automates the grunt work of high finance - pitch decks, valuation models, CIMs and buyer lists - directly inside Excel and PowerPoint. An MIT graduate who did time at Evercore and General Atlantic before building the tool he wished he'd had, Dutta raised a $16M Series A led by SignalFire in 2025 and landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the AI category for 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Farsight
- **Organizations:** Farsight, General Atlantic, Evercore, WeHear Inc., MIT
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate (computer science / finance background), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Farsight as CEO, a New York AI company spun out of MIT, Raised a $16M Series A led by SignalFire (June 2025), with RRE Ventures, Link Ventures and K5 Ventures, plus strategic angels from Blackstone, Oaktree, Searchlight and Bank of America, Grew Farsight revenue 10x and customer roster 5x in 2024

## Career timeline

- **—** — Co-founded WeHear Inc., a music-sharing startup, serving as CTO
- **—** — Investment Banking Analyst at Evercore
- **—** — Growth Equity Associate at General Atlantic
- **2022** — Co-founded Farsight with Noah Faro and Kunal Tangri
- **2025** — Raised $16M Series A led by SignalFire to automate financial workflows
- **2026** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (AI category)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Farsight as CEO, a New York AI company spun out of MIT
- Raised a $16M Series A led by SignalFire (June 2025), with RRE Ventures, Link Ventures and K5 Ventures, plus strategic angels from Blackstone, Oaktree, Searchlight and Bank of America
- Grew Farsight revenue 10x and customer roster 5x in 2024
- Signed roughly 30 financial firms across investment banking, private equity, hedge funds and wealth management
- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 in the AI category

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Farsight announced a $16M Series A led by SignalFire to automate financial workflows and decision-making.
- **2025-12** — Samir Dutta named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 in the AI category.

## Links

- Website: https://farsight-ai.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-dutta-106730107/

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Last updated: 2026-06-03