Overview
- Icertis confirmed on January 29 that cofounder, longtime CEO and executive chairman Samir Bodas died following a prolonged battle with cancer.
- Co-founder Monish Darda and CEO Anand Subbaraman lauded his vision, values and enduring influence on the company’s mission and culture.
- He stepped down as CEO last August to focus on his health, as industry figures including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella shared personal remembrances.
- Bodas co-founded Icertis with Monish Darda in 2009; the company became a unicorn in 2019, has raised more than $560 million, and was reportedly valued at $5 billion in 2022.
- Icertis says it serves more than one-third of Fortune 100 companies, and filings show FY24 operating revenue rose 33% to Rs 863 crore with net profit of Rs 97 crore.