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Javier SolterounlockedAshish: together at VMware (2009–2012)
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Ashish: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
About
Ashish Hanwadikar is the co-founder and CTO of Kloudfuse, a unified observability platform. His background covers cloud and SaaS technologies, distributed systems, Kubernetes and containers, virtualization, and storage.
Founder at Kloudfuse
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Co-founders at Kloudfuse
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Krishna YadappanavarExecutive Officer, Director
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Pankaj ThakkarFounder
Experience
- KloudfuseCTO and co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- KloudfuseCo-Founder and Chief Architect at Kloudfusecurrent2021 — presentCupertino, California, United States
- CiscoPrincipal Engineer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Springpath (Acquired by Cisco)Principal Software Engineer2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareStaff Engineer2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareSenior MTS2007 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- BrocadeSenior Software Engineer2001 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- 3ComSenior Software Engineer2000 — 2001
- WiproSoftware Engineer1997 — 2000
- DiviComConsultant1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Distributed Systems17Object Oriented Design5Multithreading3Shell Scripting5Storage Area Networks2SNMP3TCP/IP2Virtualization8Algorithms3Cloud Computing7SAN1Fibre Channel
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ashish Hanwadikar?
- Ashish Hanwadikar is the co-founder and CTO of Kloudfuse, a unified observability platform. His background covers cloud and SaaS technologies, distributed systems, Kubernetes and containers, virtualization, and storage.
- Where does Ashish Hanwadikar work?
- Ashish Hanwadikar is Founder of Kloudfuse.
- What companies did Ashish Hanwadikar found?
- Ashish Hanwadikar founded Kloudfuse.
- Where did Ashish Hanwadikar go to school?
- Ashish Hanwadikar studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Science); COEP Technological University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Instrumentation and Control); RLT College (Higher Secondary School, Science).
Founder mafias
Cisco mafia166
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Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +2Marc AustinHead of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the FutureFounded Hedgehog +2Dug SongGeneral Manager, Zero Trust & Duo SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras mafia126
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Aravind SrinivasDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded PerplexityAshok SanthanamBSFounded FogLogic +2Kamesh RaghavendraBachelor of TechnologyFounded Geminus +1Venkat ViswanathanBachelor of Technology and Master of TechnologyFounded AIONICS +1Sridhar RamaswamyB. Tech.Founded Neeva +1Akash AnandBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Desklamp +1
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COEP Technological University mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Roby Thomas JohnBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Super Gaming +1Hemant JoshiBEFounded SprihJayant KhadilkarBachelor's DegreeFounded ImpactKarmaVaibhav DomkundwarBachelors in EngineeringFounded MobileumSnehal ShindeBachelor of EngineeringFounded ZeniSwapnil ShindeB.EFounded Zeni
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras222
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AISundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAshok SanthanamManaging Director at Copper Sky CapitalHanyang WangDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC
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Also attended COEP Technological University22
Ravi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersHemant JoshiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesMahendra JainFounding GP at Chakra Growth FundAvijeet AlagathiManaging Partner at Shastra VCSujayInvestor at Artian InvestmentsLouise AdamsPartner; Family Office, Tax and Legal at Acorn Capital Advisers
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cisco588
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
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Also worked at VMware218
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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Also worked at Brocade28
Brian ByunInvestor at Khosla VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersLloyd CarneyStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture PartnersSanjay KhannaInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAlex MendezManaging Director Emeritus at Storm VenturesJacky ChenGeneral Partner at Archangel Network of Funds
+ 22 more
Also worked at 3Com35
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesKip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcDave HusakVenture Partner & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The Hive
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