Ash Ashutosh
InvestorExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund · Investor at G20 Ventures · CEO at Pinecone
Greater Boston
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Founder and CEO of storage software company Actifio and a serial entrepreneur who founded AppIQ and Serano Systems; formerly a partner at Greylock and VP/Chief Technologist at HP.
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CEO at Pinecone
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Experience
- PineconeCEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Pillar VCPillar VC Founding Pillarcurrent2016 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleGlobal Director Solution Sales2022 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleProducts2020 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- ActifioFounder, President and CEO2009 — 2020
- GreylockPartner2008 — 2009
- HP, StorageWorks DivisionVP and Chief Technologist2005 — 2008
- AppIQ (Acquired by HP)Founder, CTO, CEO2001 — 2005
- StorageNetworks (IPO)Sr. VP1999 — 2001
- Serano Systems (Acquired by Vitesse)Founder, CTO1997 — 1999
- Symbios LogicTeam Manager and Architect1993 — 1997
- IntergraphSoftware Architect and Team Lead1988 — 1993
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ash Ashutosh?
- Founder and CEO of storage software company Actifio and a serial entrepreneur who founded AppIQ and Serano Systems; formerly a partner at Greylock and VP/Chief Technologist at HP.
- Where does Ash Ashutosh work?
- Ash Ashutosh is Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund and CEO at Pinecone.
- Where did Ash Ashutosh go to school?
- Ash Ashutosh studied at Penn State University (Masters, Computer Science); Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science (B. Tech., Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering).
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