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Ashwin Rao

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Co-Founder & CTO at Okkular

Greater Melbourne Area

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About

Ashwin Rao is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Okkular.io, an AI-native SaaS company, where his responsibilities span product strategy, enterprise customer engagement, partnerships, and platform development. His earlier career included software engineering and product leadership roles at Sun Microsystems and Oracle, working across developer platforms, cloud, partner ecosystems, and go-to-market strategy in the UK, Europe, the US, and Australia. He holds an Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Co-Founder & CTO at Okkular

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Sydney AngelsSydney · $10K – $50K checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Okkular

AVAbhishek Vohra
Abhishek VohraFounder CEO
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Vishal AhujaCo-Founder & Data-Scientist

Experience

  1. Okkular.ioCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2018 — presentGreater Melbourne Area
  2. AptechRegional Head, ANZ2017 — 2020Greater Melbourne Area
  3. BuyMeStuff Pty LtdCo-Founder & CTO2015 — 2018Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  4. A R ConsultancyProduct Management and Marketing Consultant2015 — 2017Greater Melbourne Area
  5. OracleSenior Product Management Group Manager2013 — 2014Greater Melbourne Area
  6. OracleProduct Management Group Manager2011 — 2013Greater Melbourne Area
  7. OraclePrincipal Product Manager, Developer Tools2010 — 2011Greater Melbourne Area
  8. Sun MicrosystemsProduct Line Manager, Cloud Computing and Developer Tools2008 — 2010Greater Melbourne Area
  9. Sun MicrosystemsDeveloper Tools Partner Program Manager & Evangelist2005 — 2008Greater Melbourne Area
  10. Sun MicrosystemsProduct Line Manager2004 — 2005Menlo Park, California, USA
  11. Sun MicrosystemsSr. Product Manager2001 — 2004Menlo Park, California, USA
  12. Baan USASoftware Engineer1997 — 2000Santa Clara, California, USA
  13. Baan USATechnical Pre-sales1997 — 2000Barneveld, Netherlands
  14. BAAN CompanyTechnical Analyst1997 — 2000Barneveld, Netherlands
  15. BAeHAL Software LimitedSoftware Engineer1994 — 1996London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Enterprise Software33SaaS9Java11Linux4NetBeans5Solaris3Software as a Service (SaaS)3Oracle3XML2Management10Strategy5Leadership3
+12 moreStrategic Technology DevelopmentGo (Programming Language)Cloud-Native ArchitectureCloud ComputingProduct ManagementPre-salesIntegrationProgram ManagementPartner ManagementScrumSolution ArchitectureGo-to-market Strategy

Languages Hindi, Kannada

  • Advanced Python — LinkedIn
  • Python: Design Patterns — LinkedIn
  • Python Essential Training — LinkedIn
  • Getting Started with Cloud Native Go — LinkedIn
  • Machine Learning Fundamentals: Learning to Make Recommendations — Lynda.com
  • Machine Learning: Decision Trees — Lynda.com

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Who is Ashwin Rao?
Ashwin Rao is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Okkular.io, an AI-native SaaS company, where his responsibilities span product strategy, enterprise customer engagement, partnerships, and platform development. His earlier career included software engineering and product leadership roles at Sun Microsystems and Oracle, working across developer platforms, cloud, partner ecosystems, and go-to-market strategy in the UK, Europe, the US, and Australia. He holds an Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School.
Where does Ashwin Rao work?
Ashwin Rao is Co-Founder & CTO of Okkular.
What companies did Ashwin Rao found?
Ashwin Rao founded Okkular.
Where did Ashwin Rao go to school?
Ashwin Rao studied at Melbourne Business School (Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), MBA); B. M. S. College of Engineering (BE, Mechanical); St. Josephs Boys High School (ICSE).

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