# Sunil Patro

> Sunil Patro is the Founder and CEO of Signeasy, the electronic signature and contract management platform he built after a frustrating afternoon hunting for a fax machine in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2009. He bootstrapped the company for over a decade, coded the first version from hostels across Central and South America, and grew it to 10 million users across 180+ countries before taking any outside funding. A former Microsoft software engineer and IIT Kharagpur graduate, Patro has made a career out of making complex workflows embarrassingly simple.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Signeasy
- **Organizations:** Signeasy, Microsoft, Eyecon Technologies, Tokbox, Cleartrip
- **From:** Orissa (Odisha), India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Electronics & Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, Master's Degree, Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Professional Certification, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Named Top 50 SaaS CEO of 2020 by The Software Report, Built Signeasy to 10 million users across 180+ countries, Grew to 48,000+ business customers without paid sales team for years

## Career timeline

- **1996-2000** — Studied Electronics & Communication Engineering at IIT Kharagpur
- **2000-2002** — Master's in Computer Engineering at Purdue University
- **2002-2006** — Software Design Engineer at Microsoft
- **2006-2008** — Senior Software Engineer at Eyecon Technologies, Palo Alto
- **2008-2009** — Early-stage role at Tokbox and Senior Product Manager at Cleartrip
- **2009** — Had the Signeasy epiphany while hunting for a fax machine in Riviera Maya, Mexico
- **2010-03** — Quit job at Eyecon Technologies and began building Signeasy
- **2010-07** — Launched Signeasy (then called SignEasy) - built from hostels across Central and South America
- **2013** — Presented at Microsoft Ventures Demo Day; gained early enterprise traction
- **2014** — Spoke at BigMobility Conference; app featured by Apple globally
- **2020** — Named Top 50 SaaS CEO of 2020 by The Software Report
- **2020-12** — Raised first external capital (Seed round) after 10+ years bootstrapped
- **2024** — Launched AI-powered features: Key Terms Extraction, AI Summary, Smart Q&A
- **2025** — Signeasy turned 15; shipped 250+ releases; introduced AI contract review and bulk send
- **2025-09** — Featured in Apple App Store as a Must-Have App alongside iOS 26 launch

## Achievements

- Named Top 50 SaaS CEO of 2020 by The Software Report
- Built Signeasy to 10 million users across 180+ countries
- Grew to 48,000+ business customers without paid sales team for years
- Processed 100 million+ contracts through the platform
- $10.7M+ annual recurring revenue as of 2024
- Bootstrapped Signeasy for 10+ years before accepting outside funding
- Featured in two Apple global commercials
- Featured in Apple App Store as Must-Have App (2025)
- Reached 4 million downloads across 150 countries in early years
- Built 80-person team across Dallas, San Francisco, and Bangalore
- Integrated with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, HubSpot, Salesforce, and more

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Signeasy featured in Apple App Store as Must-Have App with iOS 26 update and Apple Intelligence integration
- **2025-05** — Introduced AI contract review, bulk send, and SMS signatures
- **2025-01** — Signeasy celebrated 15 years; shipped 250+ releases over the year
- **2024-04** — Launched AI-powered features including Key Terms Extraction, AI Summary, and Smart Q&A
- **2020-12** — Raised first external Seed funding from strategic SaaS operators after 10+ years bootstrapped

## Links

- Website: https://signeasy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilpatro/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spatro
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/sunilpatro/

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Last updated: 2026-05-11