About

Jay Kanakiya is a Senior Sales Representative at Okta, the leading provider of authentication and identity management services for companies concerned about the safety of their data. He has a wealth of experience in sales and business development, having previously worked as a Business Development Manager at Wipro. Jay holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from XLRI Jamshedpur, where he secured a PPO from Wipro, PPI from HUL, National Winners in HUL Case Competition IT Reboot, and led the Creatives team for Ensemble-Valhalla. In 2020, Jay worked with Auth0, a SaaS platform for authentication and authorization of apps and APIs, focusing on the Indian market. He successfully onboarded hundreds of enterprise Auth0 customers in India, which is growing exponentially. He achieved 10X growth for India in one year, ran 370+ discovery meetings that led to over 150+ opportunities and 40 SQOs in FY 21, and generated $6M qualified pipeline through creatively sourced leads and prospecting campaigns in FY 21. Currently, Jay works as an Account Executive at 100ms, a company that helps developers build live audio-video experiences under 10 lines of code. With 100ms, live video experiences similar to FaceTime, Zoom, Clubhouse, or Airmeet can be fully customized and integrated into an app without breaking a sweat. The company has raised $24.5M to date and is growing rapidly, with developers at Paytm Insider, WhiteHat Jr, FrontRow, Kutumb, Townscript, and tons more using them to power live video. Jay's education history includes a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from XLRI and a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electronics and Telecommunication from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology. He also attended S.M.Choksey Junior College and Muktangan English School for his HSC and high school education, respectively. With 6.19 years of relevant experience, Jay is a skilled sales professional with a proven track record of success. He is passionate about helping companies improve their authentication and identity management services and is committed to delivering the best possible customer experience.