# Surojit Chatterjee

> Surojit Chatterjee is the Founder and CEO of Ema, an enterprise AI company building universal AI employees that automate complex workflows for large organizations. A two-decade Silicon Valley veteran, he previously served as Chief Product Officer at Coinbase (where he helped steer the company through its 2021 IPO), VP of Product at Google (where he built Google Shopping into a multi-billion dollar business), and Head of Product at Flipkart. He holds 40 US patents and an MBA from MIT Sloan alongside a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur. In 2024, Ema raised $61M total with backers including Accel, Sheryl Sandberg, and Dustin Moskovitz.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Ema
- **Organizations:** Ema, Coinbase, Google, Flipkart, Oracle, IBM, Symantec
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, MS in Computer Science, University at Buffalo (SUNY), B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- **Known for:** Holds 40 US patents spanning distributed computing, payments, mobile advertising, location-based technologies, machine learning, and enterprise software, Named Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur in 2024, Guided Coinbase through its successful 2021 direct listing on NASDAQ

## Career timeline

- **2023-present** — Founded Ema, an enterprise AI company building universal AI employees
- **2024-03** — Ema emerged from stealth with $25M seed funding
- **2024-07** — Ema raised $36M Series A led by Accel and Section 32, total raised to $61M
- **2024** — Named Distinguished Alumnus at IIT Kharagpur
- **2024-10** — KPMG made strategic minority investment in Ema
- **2020-2023** — Chief Product Officer at Coinbase; guided the company through its 2021 IPO
- **2015-2017** — Senior VP and Head of Product & Design at Flipkart
- **2004-2015** — Vice President of Product Management at Google; founding member of Mobile Search Ads; built Google Shopping into a multi-billion dollar business
- **pre-2004** — Earlier roles at Oracle, IBM, and Symantec in product management and technical positions

## Achievements

- Holds 40 US patents spanning distributed computing, payments, mobile advertising, location-based technologies, machine learning, and enterprise software
- Named Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur in 2024
- Guided Coinbase through its successful 2021 direct listing on NASDAQ
- Built Google Shopping from its early days into a multi-billion dollar global business
- Was a founding member of Google's Mobile Search Ads product
- Raised $61M total for Ema with backers including Accel, Sheryl Sandberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Jerry Yang, and KPMG
- Selected for Microsoft's invite-only Pegasus Program
- Recognized as an AI Hot 100 founder
- Co-founded Ema with Souvik Sen and Swati Trehan in 2023

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — KPMG LLP announced a strategic minority investment in Ema, further validating its enterprise AI approach
- **2024-07** — Ema raised $36M in Series A funding led by Accel and Section 32, bringing total raised to $61M
- **2024-07** — Ema launched AI Employee Builder and on-premises deployment options
- **2024-03** — Ema emerged from stealth with $25M seed funding and 50+ pre-built AI employees
- **2024** — Surojit Chatterjee named Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur

## Links

- Website: https://ema.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surojitchatterjee

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