Summary
Sam Bhattacharyya is a seasoned software leader and founder with a decade of experience building AI-powered products and scalable video tooling. He is the Founder and CEO of Katana, a tool that auto-edits raw recordings into polished video podcasts for amateur podcasters. Previously, he led the AI team at StreamYard (Hopin ecosystem), delivering features such as virtual backgrounds and noise removal, while shaping product strategy and R&D; StreamYard later acquired Vectorly, the company he co-founded. His entrepreneurial track includes co-founding Vectorly (2016–2021) and steering ventures through acquisitions. He holds an MBA from MIT and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia, and is a Skydeck Fellow at UC Berkeley, blending business acumen with technical depth. Based in Houston, he codes in Python and Node, specializes in computer vision and AI, and brings fluency in Mandarin to cross-cultural collaboration.
10 years of coding experience