Our Story
Building the Future of Global Entrepreneurship
We believe anyone with a dream should be able to build a business in the largest economy in the world.
The Challenge
In 2010, Sanjay lost 80% of his hearing. Job after job rejected him because he couldn't get on client calls. The corporate world had no place for someone who communicated differently.
The Grit
He started with a $120/month programming job, not for the money, but to learn. Every line of code was a step toward independence.
The Rise
By 2016, he had a $120,000 job offer on the table. Facebook invited him to join. But Sanjay chose his own path, building something that could help others facing their own barriers.
The Recognition
- Forbes Fellow
- Met the President of India at the Festival of Innovation
- REACH Award recipient from the Eric Weihenmayer Foundation
- Google I/O guest
The Builder
- Top 4% on StackOverflow with 2M+ developers reached
- Built a 1,000+ developer community with Google
- Authored an Android ebook read in 42 countries
The Mission
Every challenge Sanjay faced taught him one thing: barriers exist everywhere, but so do paths around them. StartGlobal is his way of clearing the path for entrepreneurs worldwide.
The Partnership
Two College Friends, One Mission
Sanjay and Sandeep first met studying Computer Science in college and have been friends for close to two decades. While Sanjay explored entrepreneurship across the globe, Sandeep spent ten years at billion-dollar Indian companies building large-scale banking systems that serve millions of users. In 2020, they reunited with a shared vision: to disrupt the people-heavy business formation, accounting, and tax industry with technology.
Sandeep Suresh
Chief Technology Officer
Decade of experience building secure banking systems serving millions of users at billion-dollar Indian companies.
LinkedInBuilt for the Long Term
We believe stability matters in business. We are not beholden to venture capitalists dictating our direction. Many of our customers are also our investors, people who believe in what we are building because they use it themselves. StartGlobal is a profitable, stable company built for the long term.
Techstars Company Backed by Icons
World-Class Investors
Supported by founders and operators who've built iconic companies
I could have really used the product back when I was a freelancer. I was a good designer but terrible at running a studio.
Biz Stone
Co-founder, Twitter
Early Investor & Advisor
Balaji Srinivasan
Former CTO, Coinbase
Former CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). One of tech's most influential voices on startups, crypto, and the future of business. A prolific angel investor backing founders building infrastructure for the future.
Lachy Groom
VC, Early Stripe Employee
Venture capitalist and early Stripe employee who helped scale one of fintech's most iconic companies. Now invests via his $100M+ fund in early-stage startups building critical infrastructure for fintech, payments, and global entrepreneurs.
John Ruffolo
Founder, Maverix PE & OMERS Ventures
Built a $500M private equity fund. Led investments in Shopify, DuckDuckGo, and Hootsuite through OMERS Ventures. Named Canada's #1 Business Person in 2014. A champion of entrepreneurs building transformative companies.
Mark Maybank
Co-founder, Maverix PE
Former President and COO of Canaccord Genuity, where he led global wealth management expansion. Co-founded Maverix Private Equity with John Ruffolo. Brings deep expertise in financial services and scaling global operations.
Sahil Lavingia
CEO, Gumroad
Founder and CEO of Gumroad, the platform empowering independent creators to sell directly to their audience. An early Pinterest employee and pioneer of the creator economy. Supports tools that help entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses.
V. George Maliekel
Harvard MBA, Medical Devices CEO
Harvard MBA who runs a global medical devices company. An early StartGlobal advisor who brings operational expertise from scaling businesses across international markets.
Arun Balakrishnan
Waveform Ventures
Over two decades of tech leadership across India and Asia. Active angel investor through Waveform Ventures, backing founders building global technology companies.
Babu Sivadasan
Co-founder, Envestnet (NYSE:ENV)
Co-founded Envestnet (NYSE:ENV), now handling trillions in assets. Also co-founded Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP). Currently CEO of JIFFY.ai. A serial entrepreneur who has built multiple public companies.
Sunil Sharma
Former MD, Techstars Toronto
Former Managing Director of Techstars Toronto with 150+ portfolio investments across 16 countries. Co-founded Extreme Startups and launched 320+ startups through Founder Institute Canada. Former Canadian diplomat who served at the UN.
Accelerator
Techstars
Techstars is one of the world's leading startup accelerators, with a portfolio that includes companies like SendGrid, DigitalOcean, Sphero, and ClassPass. StartGlobal is proud to be part of the Techstars family.
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