# Yash Sabharwal

> Yash Sabharwal is the Austin-based co-founder, president and CEO of QbDVision. Trained in optics at the University of Rochester and the University of Arizona, he co-founded Optical Insights, helped negotiate its 2005 sale to Roper Industries, and held operating and finance leadership roles at Xeris Pharmaceuticals. His experience managing fragmented development information led to a software partnership with neighbor Ryan Shillington and the QbDVision platform.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, President & CEO at QbDVision
- **Organizations:** QbDVision, CherryCircle Software, Optical Insights, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Austin Technology Council
- **Education:** B.S., Optics, University of Rochester, M.S., Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Ph.D., Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
- **Known for:** Led QbDVision, listed at No. 688 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 502% three-year growth., Co-founded Optical Insights and helped negotiate its 2005 acquisition by Roper Industries., Co-founded QbDVision with Ryan Shillington after identifying a knowledge-management problem in operating work.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Co-founded Optical Insights, an imaging technology company.
- **2005** — Helped negotiate the sale of Optical Insights to Roper Industries while serving as CFO.
- **2010–2016** — Held COO and CFO responsibilities at Xeris Pharmaceuticals, including manufacturing process development and scale-up.
- **2014–2017** — Served as a director on the Austin Technology Council board.
- **2015** — The company’s earlier origin account places the initial concept on Cherry Circle Street in Austin.
- **2017** — Launched the QbDVision project; partnered with software co-founder Ryan Shillington.
- **2022** — QbDVision announced a $15 million Series A; the CherryCircle Software brand was retired in favor of QbDVision.
- **2025** — QbDVision announced $13 million in new financing and appointments of a chief business officer and VP of engineering.

## Achievements

- Led QbDVision, listed at No. 688 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 502% three-year growth.
- Co-founded Optical Insights and helped negotiate its 2005 acquisition by Roper Industries.
- Co-founded QbDVision with Ryan Shillington after identifying a knowledge-management problem in operating work.
- Led QbDVision through announced financing milestones of $15 million in 2022 and $13 million in 2025.
- Authored a multi-part data-governance and integrity series explaining structured information and workflow automation.
- Served on the Austin Technology Council board from 2014 to 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As of October, Inc.’s company profile lists QbDVision at No. 688 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, with 502% three-year growth, and lists Yash Sabharwal as its leader.
- **2026-09** — Listed on the Lab of the Future Europe agenda for a September 22 session on network models for structured CMC knowledge and scalable AI; listing confirms the scheduled session, not attendance.
- **2025-10** — Published an October 29 article on reshoring, technology transfer and preserving manufacturing knowledge.
- **2025-05** — QbDVision announced $13 million in new financing led by Northpond Ventures and S3 Ventures, with other participants, plus executive appointments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.qbdvision.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashsabharwal/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11