# Vishal Gupta

> Vishal Gupta is the co-founder and former CEO of Seclore, an enterprise data security company born out of IIT Bombay’s incubation ecosystem. An electrical engineering graduate who previously co-founded Herald Logic, he helped take Seclore into international markets. He stepped down as CEO in 2025, remained a shareholder, and announced plans to help other enterprise technology entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** Co-founder and shareholder at Seclore; former CEO
- **Organizations:** Seclore, Herald Logic
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, St Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun
- **Known for:** Built two enterprise software businesses: Herald Logic and Seclore., IIT Bombay’s alumni biography lists recognition from IAPT (Top 1% in Physics), Stanford GSB (Disruptive Technology Innovator), and MIT Technology Review (Top Innovator under 35)., Led Seclore during its international expansion and its 2022 $27 million Series C.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Met Abhijit Tannu and co-founded Herald Logic while still an IIT Bombay student.
- **2000** — Graduated from IIT Bombay in electrical engineering; Herald Logic developed from his final-year thesis under Professor V. M. Gadre.
- **2006** — Herald Logic acquired by an Australian company, according to IIT Bombay’s alumni biography.
- **2008** — With Tannu, pitched Seclore FileSecure to Reliance Capital, using protected documents as a demonstration.
- **2013** — Seclore announced a $6 million Series A; Gupta reported more than three million users and customers in 15 countries.
- **2016** — Relocated to Silicon Valley to build US operations.
- **2022** — Seclore announced a $27 million Series C, bringing disclosed funding at that time to $46 million.
- **2025** — Stepped down as CEO; Seclore announced Vishal Gauri as successor on July 9 and confirmed Gupta would remain a shareholder.

## Achievements

- Built two enterprise software businesses: Herald Logic and Seclore.
- IIT Bombay’s alumni biography lists recognition from IAPT (Top 1% in Physics), Stanford GSB (Disruptive Technology Innovator), and MIT Technology Review (Top Innovator under 35).
- Led Seclore during its international expansion and its 2022 $27 million Series C.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Appeared on Real Returns to discuss hiring mistakes, leadership empathy, angel investing and his criteria for backing people and technology.
- **2025-07** — Seclore confirmed Vishal Gauri succeeded Gupta as CEO and that Gupta would remain a shareholder.
- **2025-05** — Discussed protecting enterprise information from third-party and AI-system exposure in an APAC Media interview.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiguptaji/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SecloreVishal

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Last updated: 2026-10-12