Ashu Singhal

Ashu Singhal is co-founder of Benchling, pioneer of the R&D Cloud that powers the biotechnology industry. Since co-founding Benchling in 2012, Ashu has overseen the company’s rapid growth. Today, more than 200,000 scientists at over 900 companies and 7,500 research institutions globally have adopted Benchling’s R&D Cloud to make breakthrough discoveries and bring the next generation of medicines, food, and materials to market faster than ever before.

As co-founder, Ashu is responsible for leading product development and strategy, helping scientists increase their productivity, collaborate more effectively, and reach new data-driven insights. Before Benchling, he co-founded a social media analytics company that was acquired by Twitter. He holds a B.S. in computer science and mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ashu’s vision is to make R&D what it's meant to be: a collaborative process to turn ideas into scientific progress and improve the lives of people everywhere.