Summary
Shion Deysarkar is a veteran founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building data-driven platforms and scalable web products from Austin, Texas. He co-founded Unified to create a social network for activism and runs Datafiniti to provide instant access to structured web data, evolving earlier work from his tenure at 80legs into a commercial data platform. His background blends computer science and business—BS from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from Rice Business—allowing him to bridge machine learning, large-scale crawling, and product strategy. Earlier leadership at EXC applied predictive modeling to oilfield services, demonstrating a long-standing focus on turning complex data into practical insights. Comfortable shifting between technical execution and executive strategy, he has repeatedly taken product ideas from research to revenue. Notably, he has a history of repackaging advanced web-scale crawling into accessible SaaS offerings, making hard-to-get data easy to consume.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The Kinkaid School
MBA, MBA at Rice Business
BS Computer Science Business Administration, BS Computer Science Business Administration at Carnegie Mellon University