IIT to Billionaire: Jyoti Bansal's Journey from H1-1B Visa Holder to Tech Mogul

• Jyoti Bansal, an IIT Delhi alumnus, arrived in the US on an H-1B visa with limited funds and faced restrictions on starting a business.
• After seven years on H-1B, he became a US citizen in 2016 and criticized restrictive visa rules.
• He founded AppDynamics in 2008, which Cisco acquired for $3.7 billion in 2017.
• Bansal then launched Harness, an AI company for software testing and delivery, now valued at $5.5 billion.
• Recent $240 million funding for Harness pushed his net worth to $2.3 billion, making him a billionaire.

Why It Matters: Jyoti Bansal's journey from H-1B visa holder to tech billionaire highlights perseverance and innovation.