Krishna Bagadia — Co-Founder

Currently redefining what data access monitoring means and how it is done. We deliver real-time visibility into data access in cloud and AI environments by capturing query-level activity, mapping it to the true identity behind it (human, service, or AI agent), and tracing it across databases, MCPs and applications. We surface misuse, unauthorized and agentic access, and overprivileged identities, with audit-ready evidence for compliance. By aligning permissions with actual usage, we reduce data risk without disrupting operations. Aurva is backed by Nexus Venture Partners and industry leaders including Chris Bream, Ankit Sobti, Rahul Sood, and Soham Mazumdar. My background is at the intersection of AI and security, shaped by leading AI efforts for Ads and Business Messaging at Meta.Currently redefining what data access monitoring means and how it is done. We deliver real-time visibility into data access in cloud and AI environments by capturing query-level activity, mapping it to the true identity behind it (human, service, or AI agent), and tracing it across databases, MCPs and applications. We surface misuse, unauthorized and agentic access, and overprivileged identities, with audit-ready evidence for compliance. By aligning permissions with actual usage, we reduce data risk without disrupting operations. Aurva is backed by Nexus Venture Partners and industry leaders including Chris Bream, Ankit Sobti, Rahul Sood, and Soham Mazumdar. My background is at the intersection of software and security, shaped by building software for security efforts for Meta.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Security expert with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States

Experience: 10 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Information Security
Data Privacy
Machine Learning

Career Highlights

Expert in data access monitoring and AI observability.
Led security initiatives at major tech companies.
Developed machine learning solutions for autonomous vehicles.

Work Experience

Aurva

Co-Founder & CTO (3 yrs 2 mos)

Jupiter

Head of Security and Compliance (1 yr 5 mos)

Facebook

Product Security (2 yrs 5 mos)

Microsoft

Software Engineer (3 mos)

National Digital Library of India

Software Developer (2 mos)

National Students' Space Challenge

Head Of Web Development (10 mos)

Autonomous Ground Vehicle Research Group

Software team member (3 yrs 2 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University's Information Networking Institute

High School at Bakshi's Springdales Sr. Sec. School

at modern school nagpur

Krishna Bagadia

Co-Founder

Sunnyvale, California, United States10 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in data access monitoring and AI observability.
Led security initiatives at major tech companies.
Developed machine learning solutions for autonomous vehicles.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Security expert with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Information SecurityData PrivacyMachine Learning

Other Skills

Computer VisionCProgrammingC++Microsoft OfficeHTMLAlgorithmsSolidWorksTeamworkPowerPointPhotoshopCSSJavaMicrosoft WordC++ Language

About

Experience

10 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Aurva

Co-Founder & CTO

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Sunnyvale, CA & Bangalore, India

Sensitive data is being accessed not just by humans, but by LLMs, copilots, agents, and ephemeral services, often with little to no visibility. As access becomes more autonomous and ephemeral, Aurva is building the default runtime access monitoring and AI observability layer
Aurva is backed by Nexus Venture Partners and leading experts like Chris Bream (ex-Head of Security at Meta), Ankit Sobti (CTO, Postman), Rahul Sood (ex-SVP, PANW Prisma), Karandeep Anand (CPO, Brex) and Austen Allred (founder, Lambda School).
Please reach out at krishna@aurva.io to know more :)

Information SecurityData Privacy

Jupiter

Head of Security and Compliance

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

At Jupiter, I build security software products and pipelines—spanning threat intelligence, application security, DevSecOps, and compliance.

Information Security

Facebook

Product Security

May 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

I was a part of Product Security Team at Facebook, where I led multiple initiatives to built secure frameworks and developing tools to support our programs like the Facebook Private Bug Bounty Program. The role involved conducting security review assessments of products built by different product teams at Facebook.

Information Security

Microsoft

Software Engineer

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Designed a cross platform application to have seamless experience across all devices for digital contracting purposes

National digital library of india

Software Developer

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Kharagpur Area, India

Developed a benchmark to evaluate various Ranking methods in searching. Also enabled Multilingualism in indexing and searching of documents which is essential in India.

National students' space challenge

Head Of Web Development

Jan 2015 – Nov 2015 · 10 mos · Kharagpur

National Students' Space Challenge (NSSC) is India's first national level space fest whose motive is to increase space enthusiasm among students of India. I build the website of NSSC'15.

Autonomous ground vehicle research group

Software team member

Feb 2014 – Apr 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Kharagpur

I contributed to the team as a computer vision member by implementing machine learning algorithms to detect white lanes on grass background. It helped the team in achieving its goal to build India's first self driving car.