# Shirshanka Das

> Shirshanka Das is co-founder, Acryl Data of Inc. (DataHub). DataHub on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub).

Shirshanka Das is co-founder and CTO of DataHub (Acryl Data). From 2010 to 2020 he was the overall architect for big data at LinkedIn, where he founded the DataHub project to support data governance, including GDPR compliance. He is also a PMC member and committer on Apache Gobblin.

## What Shirshanka builds

- [DataHub](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datahub.md), graded C, 59.4/100, in Company knowledge & data catalogues. Open-source data catalogue and metadata platform from Acryl Data, trading as DataHub. Co-founder, Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub), researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Swaroop Jagadish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/swaroop-jagadish/), Co-founder, Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub)

## Backed by

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)
- [8VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/8vc/)
- [Tru Arrow](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tru-arrow/)
- [SineWave Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sinewave-ventures/)
- [In-Q-Tel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/in-q-tel/)
- [Zero Prime Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zero-prime-ventures/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/linkedin/)

## Questions

### Who is Shirshanka Das?

Shirshanka Das is co-founder and CTO of DataHub (Acryl Data). From 2010 to 2020 he was the overall architect for big data at LinkedIn, where he founded the DataHub project to support data governance, including GDPR compliance. He is also a PMC member and committer on Apache Gobblin.

### What does Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub) make?

Anchor Terminal lists DataHub from Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub). Open-source data catalogue and metadata platform from Acryl Data, trading as DataHub.

### Who has invested in Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub)?

The sources our research read name Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Tru Arrow, SineWave Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Zero Prime Ventures and LinkedIn.

### How are Shirshanka's tools graded?

DataHub is graded C, 59.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://datahub.com/company/
- https://datahub.com/

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