# Tippu Gagguturu

> Tippu Gagguturu is an Atlanta-based software entrepreneur and former Allconnect CIO. BankStride lists him as Founder & CEO and describes him as its founding backer. He co-founded SecurEnds with Deven Reddy, led it through an announced $21 million Series A in 2021, and launched API security company APIDynamics in July 2025. He studied structural engineering at IIT Kharagpur and began his software career at Tata Consultancy Services in January 1996.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at BankStride
- **Organizations:** BankStride, SecurEnds, APIDynamics, Allconnect, Sterizon, Tata Consultancy Services
- **Education:** Master’s / postgraduate study in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- **Known for:** Co-founded SecurEnds, which announced a $21 million Series A in July 2021., SecurEnds reported 340% year-over-year ARR growth and nearly 100 customers in its July 2021 announcement., Served as Allconnect CIO; KuppingerCole credits him with leading its successful exit.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1995** — Studies structural engineering at IIT Kharagpur.
- **1996** — Begins as a software developer at Tata Consultancy Services in January, working on a tool to identify two-digit year fields.
- **2005** — Lists support for elementary-school construction in India beginning in December.
- **2009** — Develops Sterizon, a wireless data collection and direct marketing business; contemporaneous announcements identify him as co-founder and VP of business development.
- **—** — Serves as CIO of Allconnect before moving full time to SecurEnds.
- **2017** — SecurEnds is founded by Tippu Gagguturu and Deven Reddy.
- **2018** — Leaves the CIO seat in April to work on SecurEnds, according to his career reflection.
- **2021** — SecurEnds announces a $21 million Series A led exclusively by Elephant on July 15.
- **2025** — Launches APIDynamics on July 16.
- **2026** — BankStride’s current About page lists Founder & CEO and describes him as founding backer; this is a current-role verification, not a founding date.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SecurEnds, which announced a $21 million Series A in July 2021.
- SecurEnds reported 340% year-over-year ARR growth and nearly 100 customers in its July 2021 announcement.
- Served as Allconnect CIO; KuppingerCole credits him with leading its successful exit.
- Launched APIDynamics in July 2025.
- Supported financing and approvals for an elementary school in India, as described on his LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a Labor Day career reflection on September 7, discussing his software career, Sterizon, and his 2018 move from CIO to SecurEnds.
- **2026-08** — Published an August 6 video conversation with Rob Kocerha about IdentityWatch at Black Hat USA 2026.
- **2026-07** — Published a July 11 article on identity governance around Microsoft’s enterprise AI infrastructure.
- **2025-07** — Announced the launch of APIDynamics on July 16.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gagguturu/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27