Filip Kaliszan
Co-founder & CEO, Verkada · Serial Tech Entrepreneur
Key facts
- Born in May 1987 in Poland; moved to Paris with his parents as a teenager, where he completed high school.
- Alumnus and former researcher at Stanford University.
- Founded his first startup, CourseRank, during his sophomore year at Stanford, successfully selling it to Chegg.com less than four years later. Following the acquisition, he served for four years as Director of Product Management at Chegg.
- Co-founder and CEO of Verkada, a cloud-managed enterprise physical security platform that integrates AI-powered surveillance cameras, access control, and smart building solutions.
- As of June 2026, Verkada was valued at $5.8 billion.
Biography
Filip Kaliszan is a Polish-born tech entrepreneur, Stanford University alumnus, and the co-founder and CEO of Verkada. After completing secondary education in Paris and studying in Silicon Valley, he launched his first startup, CourseRank, which was acquired by Chegg.com. He subsequently co-founded Verkada, building it into a global leader in AI-driven, cloud-managed physical security and smart building technology valued at $5.8 billion.