Where does Ananda Rajagopal work?

Ananda Rajagopal is Founder of Ciroos.

What companies did Ananda Rajagopal found?

Ananda Rajagopal founded Ciroos.

Where did Ananda Rajagopal go to school?

Ananda Rajagopal studied at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Master of Technology (MTech), Computer Science & Engineering); Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Mysore (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science & Engineering).

Ananda Rajagopal

Founder

Founder at Ciroos

San Francisco Bay Area

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Ciroos's investors · 1

Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks

Co-founders at Ciroos

Amit PatelFounder

Ronak DesaiPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Experience

CiroosCo-Founder and Chief Product Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DTNBT (Dreaming The Next Big Thing)2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
AppDynamicsVP Product, Cisco AppDynamics and Full Stack Observability2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product Management Leader, AWS Global Accelerator, PrivateLink and Internet Monitoring2020 — 2023Cupertino, California, United States
GigamonVice President Of Product Management2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
GigamonVice President Of Products2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
GigamonVice President Of Products2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
BrocadeVice President Of Product Management2005 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Lucent TechnologiesEngineering Director1998 — 2005Alameda, CA
WiproSoftware Specialist/Software Engineer1993 — 1998Bengaluru Area, India and San Jose, CA

Skills & more

Cloud ComputingProduct ManagementSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Data CenterVirtualizationStrategyProduct MarketingStart-upsBig DataSoftware DevelopmentProduct Lifecycle ManagementBusiness Strategy

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AnalyticsP&L ResponsibilitySecurityGo-to-market StrategySolution SellingInformation SecurityNetwork SecurityProduct DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesBusiness DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisEngineering

Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ananda Rajagopal?: Founder at Ciroos
Where does Ananda Rajagopal work?: Ananda Rajagopal is Founder of Ciroos.
What companies did Ananda Rajagopal found?: Ananda Rajagopal founded Ciroos.
Where did Ananda Rajagopal go to school?: Ananda Rajagopal studied at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Master of Technology (MTech), Computer Science & Engineering); Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Mysore (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science & Engineering).

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