Atlan Co-CEO: We Bring Context to AI | Builders Series
Sun Feb 01 2026
Watch our exclusive interview with Prukalpa Sankar, Founder and Co-CEO of Atlan.
What started as SocialCops, one of the largest data rollouts in #India’s history, evolved into Atlan - a modern data infrastructure company.
We started by exploring how the idea for Atlan was born, including the early #product assumptions behind building a #data collaboration and metadata platform that enables companies to truly understand their data.
We then discussed their early #sucess, growing organically from 100 to 500 users in just three months, and why they decided to #pivot and rebuild Atlan - highlighting the critical importance of #integrations and change management.
With the growing gap between #AI’s potential and the actual #ROI from it, we talked about the #AIchasm - from challenges around data readiness, context, and governance, to how solving these issues drives higher adoption.
As #context is king in #AI, we dove into one of their most revolutionary products, #AtlanAI, which brings business context directly into AI use cases.
Lastly, we explored their #DataQualityStudio and how this truly positions Atlan as a #platform, not just a single product.
And can you guess Prukalpa’s favorite #movie?🧙♂️🪄🎬
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 The beginning
03:31 Impact
05:54 Shaping strategy in Atlan
08:01 Rebuilding the product
11:20 GTM at Atlan
15:29 Sales Strategy
17:57 Gaps in AI
22:12 Context as an Infrastructure
25:30 Atlan AI
27:18 Platformization
30:24 Shaping the Atlan roadmap
32:55 Pivoting to an AI company
36:18 Growth while innovating
38:32 Advice for entrepreneurs
39:10 Mentor
40:22 Coffee with a historical figure
41:06 Favorite book
41:47 Alternative career
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Watch our exclusive interview with Prukalpa Sankar, Founder and Co-CEO of Atlan. What started as SocialCops, one of the largest data rollouts in #India’s history, evolved into Atlan - a modern data infrastructure company. We started by exploring how the idea for Atlan was born, including the early #product assumptions behind building a #data collaboration and metadata platform that enables companies to truly understand their data. We then discussed their early #sucess, growing organically from 100 to 500 users in just three months, and why they decided to #pivot and rebuild Atlan - highlighting the critical importance of #integrations and change management. With the growing gap between #AI’s potential and the actual #ROI from it, we talked about the #AIchasm - from challenges around data readiness, context, and governance, to how solving these issues drives higher adoption. As #context is king in #AI, we dove into one of their most revolutionary products, #AtlanAI, which brings business context directly into AI use cases. Lastly, we explored their #DataQualityStudio and how this truly positions Atlan as a #platform, not just a single product. And can you guess Prukalpa’s favorite #movie?🧙♂️🪄🎬 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Check out our new YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BoardroomClub Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Álvaro Jiménez Cabello de los Cobos. #tech #ai #data #context #platform Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 The beginning 03:31 Impact 05:54 Shaping strategy in Atlan 08:01 Rebuilding the product 11:20 GTM at Atlan 15:29 Sales Strategy 17:57 Gaps in AI 22:12 Context as an Infrastructure 25:30 Atlan AI 27:18 Platformization 30:24 Shaping the Atlan roadmap 32:55 Pivoting to an AI company 36:18 Growth while innovating 38:32 Advice for entrepreneurs 39:10 Mentor 40:22 Coffee with a historical figure 41:06 Favorite book 41:47 Alternative career