Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Prasanna Sankaranarayanan |
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| Known For | Being the co-founder of Rippling, a workforce management software |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5'9" (175 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | SBOA School & Junior College, Tamil Nadu |
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| College/University | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
| Degree | B.Tech in Computer Science (2004-2008) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Dhivya Sashidhar (Research Engineer, Product Manager, Program Manager) |
| Marriage Date | 09/02/2014 |
Family
| Father | S Sankaranarayanan (Author) |
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| Siblings | Vidya Sagar (Brother) |
| Spouse | Dhivya Sashidhar |
| Children | Son - Amar |
Career
| Overview | Prasanna's career has been distinguished by his roles as a software developer, angel investor, and entrepreneur. He gained initial experience with a prestigious internship at Google in 2006. After completing his education, he joined Microsoft in Vancouver, Canada, as a software developer from June 2008 to October 2009. Later, he co-founded Likealittle, a campus social network, where he served as the CTO until 2013. The platform saw significant success, capturing nearly 20% of US campus users shortly after launch and attracting acquisition offers from tech giants such as Google and Facebook. After Likealittle, he worked as the director of engineering at Zenefits from January 2015 to May 2016. Most notably, he co-founded Rippling in May 2016, where he took on the role of CTO and led the company until July 2020. More recently, in January 2023, he ventured into the cryptocurrency space by founding 0xPPL, a social network aimed at crypto enthusiasts. |
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Favourites
| Film | Dil Se.. (1998) |
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Social Media
| https://x.com/myprasanna |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| He participated in several programming contests during college, achieving a rank as the top programmer at TopCoder. | |
| A two-time finalist in both the Google Code Jam and the ACM ICPC competitions. | |
| Met his wife in 2007 during their college years at NIT Tiruchirappalli and began dating in 2009. | |
| Co-founded Likealittle in 2009, which rapidly gained popularity within US campuses. | |
| He moved his family internationally to navigate tax regulations and protect his assets. | |
| Identified as a travel enthusiast, Prasanna has journeyed across various countries such as Kazakhstan, New Zealand, and Singapore. |
