About
Anand is CMO at Acalvio Technologies with prior marketing, product, and engineering leadership roles at Nutanix and AppDynamics. He serves on the TiE board and holds an MBA from Duke University.
Experience
- Acalvio TechnologiesChief Marketing Officercurrent2022 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- Z21 VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiE Silicon ValleyCharter Membercurrent2004 — present
- TiE Silicon ValleyBoard Member2020 — 2023
- TiE Silicon ValleyConvener (Volunteer), TiEcon 2021, 20232020 — 2021
- NutanixVice President, Products and Solutions Marketing2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- TricentisVice President Product Marketing2017 — 2019Mountain View
- CA TechnologiesSr. Director, Product Marketing, DevOps and Cloud Solutions2016 — 2017Santa Clara, California
- AppDynamicsHead of Product Marketing, APM and Infrastructure Visibility Solutions2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CA TechnologiesSenior Director, Head of Product Marketing, Application Performance Management ( APM )2014 — 2015Santa Clara, CA
- PeersNet, IncMember, Board of Directors2006 — 2014
- OracleSenior Director, Oracle Enterprise Manager Product Marketing2011 — 2014Redwood City, California, USA
- The Green GridChairman , Data Collection and Analysis workgroup2009 — 2014
- The Green GridVice Chairman, Data Collection and Analysis workgroup2009 — 2010
- PoorvaProject Manager1997 — 1998
- Godrej Infotech Ltd.Executive Systems1994 — 1995
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMBA, Business Administration and Management
- Maharashtra Institute of TechnologyBS, Computer Engineering
Skills & more
Cloud Computing99Demand Generation99Marketing Strategy88Go-to-market Strategy38Sales Enablement21Product Marketing99Lead Generation30Product Management99Virtualization53Competitive Analysis39Social Media15Start-ups35
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IntegrationEntrepreneurshipIT Service ManagementIT OperationsSocial Media MarketingStrategic PartnershipsWeb ServicesOracle Enterprise ManagerEnterprise SoftwareManagementSaaSStrategyLanguages Hindi
- SiriusDecisions B2B Marketing Foundations Pro — SiriusDecisions
From Anand's professional profile.
Colleagues at Z21 Ventures
Abhinav Shashank
Co-Founder and General Partner at Z21 Ventures
Ankit Bhangar
Venture Advisor at Z21 Ventures
Dibyendu Rana
Venture Advisor at Z21 Ventures
Jyotika Gupta
Co-Founder and Partner at Z21 Ventures
Raj Shekhar Singh
Co-Founder and General Partner at Z21 Ventures
Ritik Singh
Analyst at Z21 Ventures
Shachi Shah
Principal at Z21 Ventures
Sudarshan Ravi Jha
Co-Founder and Partner at Z21 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Anand Akela work?
- Anand Akela is Venture Advisor at Z21 Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business174
Dave BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechMatias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux Capital
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Also attended Maharashtra Institute of Technology3
Shared employers
Also worked at Acalvio Technologies2
Also worked at Tricentis5
Also worked at CA Technologies46
Greg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesIssac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactorySianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital
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Also worked at AppDynamics23
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersBrian HoytChief Operations Officer at Parkway Venture CapitalLinda TongCEO, Webflow at Operator CollectiveJohn WangVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo Ventures
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