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Hotmail co-founder who sold to Microsoft for $400M, now building Sabse Technologies
Credibility
Traction · 87th percentile
- Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft for $400M in 1998.
- Named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' by venture capitalists and awarded 'TR100' by MIT in 1997 — recognized by elite institutions for founding Hotmail.
- Current co-founder and CEO of Sabse Technologies, actively running the company since 2008.
- Past founder of Hotmail, the first free web-based email service, co-founded in 1996 and sold to Microsoft in 1998.
Relationship Matrix
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Founder score
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Past founder of Hotmail, the first free web-based email service, co-founded in 1996 and sold to Microsoft in 1998.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Hotmail was co-founded with Jack Smith, confirming co-founders on at least one company.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Wikidata entity Q1650668 exists for Sabeer Bhatia, confirming notable public figure status.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft for $400M in 1998.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Google Knowledge Graph maintains a knowledge panel for Sabeer Bhatia as an Indian-American entrepreneur.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Current co-founder and CEO of Sabse Technologies, actively running the company since 2008.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Featured in a dedicated MIT Technology Review innovator profile — a tier-1 outlet feature on Sabeer Bhatia as a pioneering entrepreneur.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Wikipedia page for Sabeer Bhatia averages ~11,253 views/month — a widely-known public figure.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' by venture capitalists and awarded 'TR100' by MIT in 1997 — recognized by elite institutions for founding Hotmail.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Inducted into the Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, recognizing his founding impact.
- 75%Probability of being accurate (75%)Top corroborated YouTube video 'Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia Launches Showreel, Says It Will Change The World' has 6,872 views.
Investor score
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Publicly identified as an angel investor, with confirmed investments in ccZen, E-junkie, ShowReel, and Deck (among others).
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Has made at least 4 confirmed angel investments (ccZen, E-junkie, ShowReel, Deck).
- 75%Probability of being accurate (75%)Investing activity traceable to at least 2006 (Live Documents), giving approximately 19 years of investing experience (capped at 15).
What you likely need
As the co-founder of Hotmail — one of the most iconic internet exits of the 1990s — you bring rare founder credibility and a global network that few can match. Your current work across Sabse Technologies, ShowReel, and angel investing puts you at the intersection of entrepreneurship and AI, making you a natural fit for high-signal founder and investor gatherings. Events focused on legacy founder networks, AI-era entrepreneurship, and cross-border tech ecosystems would be most valuable to you right now.
Would you attend these IRL Festival events?
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- introsA curated dinner for iconic internet-era founders (Hotmail, PayPal, early Google alumni) to exchange playbooks on building in the AI era.
- introsAn angel investor roundtable with other prolific Bay Area angels to share deal flow in AI, SaaS, and emerging-market startups.
- positioningA positioning workshop for founders building AI-native education and entrepreneurship platforms, directly relevant to ShowReel's pivot.
- introsA Silicon Valley Indian-diaspora founder dinner connecting Caltech and Stanford alumni who are building or investing in global tech companies.
- introsA happy hour for founders whose companies were acquired by Microsoft or Google, to share post-acquisition lessons and explore co-investment opportunities.
- hiringAn office-hours session where Sabeer evaluates seed-stage pitches from South Asian founders, leveraging his Hotmail brand to attract top talent.
- tacticalA tactical workshop on go-to-market for AI-powered consumer products, connecting founders building in the AI education and productivity space.