Sameer Shisodia

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Sameer Shisodia is an Indian technology professional turned environmentalist and entrepreneur who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Rainmatter Foundation, a non-profit organization supported by Zerodha focused on climate action, ecological restoration, and sustainable livelihoods. He began his professional career as a software engineer after earning a degree in computer engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. For well over a decade, Shisodia worked extensively in the technology industry in Bengaluru, writing code for operating systems, filing patents, developing search engines, and leading cutting-edge product strategy teams.

In 2005, he transitioned into entrepreneurship by co-founding Ziva, a tech startup that created the mobile search engine Zook. Driven by a growing desire for simple, alternative living and impactful work, Shisodia eventually moved away from the mainstream technology sector. He relocated partly to Coorg to experiment first-hand with sustainable farming, organic soil rejuvenation, forest restoration, and farm collectives, eventually co-founding The Farming Collective. He also established Linger Leisure (Linger.in), a hospitality company promoting slow travel, sustainable tourism, and local culture. In 2021, he partnered with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Kailash Nadh to establish the Rainmatter Foundation, taking the helm as CEO to lead its multi-million dollar grant-making, environmental strategy, and ecosystem-building initiatives across India.

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