Chaitanya Kanojia

Chaitanya Kanojia is an American entrepreneur and technologist. He founded and was the CEO of the Aereo, a technology company that provides consumers access to live or recorded broadcast television on the Internet through use of its cloud-based antenna Digital Video Recorder technology. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Navic Networks, which grew to be the industry leader in advanced television advertising. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2008.

Chaitanya Kanojia
Born
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Other namesChet Kanojia
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materNortheastern University (M.S in Computer System Engineering)
NIT Bhopal (B.E in Mechanical Engineering)
Known forFounder & CEO of Starry Internet,
Aereo,
Navic Networks,
Project-Decibel
AwardsInc.’s 2013 “Entrepreneurs of the Year",
Top Disruptors of 2013” by Forbes magazine,
TIME’s Top 50 Best Websites (2012),
Top 50 Technology (2013) by MIT Technology Review.
Websitewww.starry.com

Kanojia is founder and CEO of Project Decibel, a Boston and New York City-based incubator focused on developing next generation technology to enhance and enrich the consumer experience.

He is currently the founder of an internet service provider called Starry Internet which aims to deliver broadband to its customers wirelessly.

He was recognized as one of  the “Top Disruptors of 2013” by Forbes magazine. He has been as part of Vanity Fair's 2013 “Next Establishment List”.

Early life and education

Kanojia was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology and a master's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston.

Awards and recognition
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References
  1. Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (22 November 2013). "Finally, a Company That's Really, Truly Both Innovative and Disruptive". Inc.com.
  2. Carbone, Nick (16 September 2012). "Check out Aereo on TIME's 50 Best Websites list" – via techland.time.com.
  3. Review, MIT Technology. "50 Disruptive Companies 2013". MIT Technology Review.
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