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Ankur Shah

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Co-Founder & CEO at Straiker

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedStraiker

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65 people in our graph share verified history with Ankur — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Peter HungunlockedAnkur: together at Straiker (2026)
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Ankur: together at Dharmsinh Desai University
×7Ankur: together at UCLA Anderson School of Management

Co-Founder & CEO at Straiker

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Straiker's investors · 9

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Citi VenturesNew York · since 2026GTM CapitalMiami · since 2026Illuminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checks · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Marathon Management PartnersBeverly Hills · since 2026Neva Sgr.Turin · since 2026Rain CapitalBellevue · since 2026Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at Straiker

SKSreenath Kurupati
Sreenath KurupatiCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. StraikerCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Palo Alto NetworksSVP & GM (Prisma Cloud)2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. RedLock (Acquired by Palo Alto Networks)VP of Products (Cloud Security)2017 — 2018Menlo Park
  4. CipherCloudSenior Director, Product Management (SaaS Security - CASB)2014 — 2017san jose, california
  5. SymantecSr Manager, Product Management (Secure File Storage)2013 — 2014Mountain View
  6. Citrix SystemsPrincipal Product Manager (Enterprise Mobile Security & Virtualization)2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Cisco SystemsProduct Manager (Unified Communications, TelePresence)2006 — 2011San Jose
  8. Kharidari.comCo-founder2004 — 2006
  9. Orative Corporation (Acquired by Cisco)Sr. Software Engineer2004 — 2006San Jose
  10. MCI (Acquired by Verizon Business)Software Engineer2001 — 2003
  11. Sun MicrosystemsSoftware Engineer2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Security4Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Unified Communications37Virtualization30Application Virtualization2SoC3HDXCloud Computing80Enterprise Mobility10Enterprise Software63Strategy34E-commerce2
+8 morePartner ManagementProduct ManagementIntegrationB2BStrategic PartnershipsTroubleshootingLeadershipProfessional Services

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ankur Shah?
Co-Founder & CEO at Straiker
Where does Ankur Shah work?
Ankur Shah is Co-Founder & CEO of Straiker.
What companies did Ankur Shah found?
Ankur Shah founded Straiker.
Where did Ankur Shah go to school?
Ankur Shah studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Marketing, Strategy, Entrepreneurship); Dharmsinh Desai University (BS, Electrical Engineering).

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Dharmsinh Desai University mafia4

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