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Atiq Raza

InvestorFounder

Executive Chairman of the Board at Virsec Systems at Azure Ventures Group · Board director at Peernova

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedPeernova

About

Serves on Azure's board of advisors and is Executive Chairman of the Board at Virsec Systems.

Board director at Peernova

Intro paths

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In turn, Atiq can intro founders to Peernova's investors below.

Peernova's investors · 3

Gefinor CapitalSmiths Parish · $2M – $5M checksMosaik PartnersSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksThree Tree VenturesFalls Church · $10K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Peernova

GGGangesh Ganesan
Gangesh GanesanFounder and President
HMHoward Mergelkamp
Howard MergelkampChief Executive Officer
CMChris Mausler
Chris MauslerChief Financial Officer
MOMehmet Orun
Mehmet OrunChief Strategy Officer
ALAbraham Lloyd
Abraham LloydChief Technology Officer

Experience

  1. Liquid AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  2. Tsavorite Scalable IntelligenceMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  3. KlearNow.AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  4. CloudDefense.AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
  5. Virsec SystemsExecutive Chairman of the Boardcurrent2015 — present
  6. Arteris IPMember Board Of Directorscurrent2014 — presentCampbell, California, United States
  7. Weebit Nano LtdMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentIsrael
  8. PeerNova IncChairman of the Boardcurrent2014 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  9. EridanExecutive Chairman of the Board2024 — 2026California, USA
  10. minds.aiExecutive Chairman of the Board2024 — 2026
  11. Calient Technologies Inc.Chairman and CEO2010 — 2016
  12. Seeo Inc.Member Board of Directors2008 — 2012
  13. Raza MicroelectronicsChairman and CEO2002 — 2007
  14. AMDPresident and COO1996 — 1999
  15. NexGenChairman and CEO1988 — 1995

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMaster's Degree, Materials Science and Engineering1979 — 1981
  2. University of LondonBachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1969 — 1972
  3. University of the PunjabB.Sc., Physics1966 — 1968
  4. Stanford University School of Engineering

Skills & more

Mergers2Strategic Partnerships14Wireless2Entrepreneurship5Start-ups14Venture Capital7Product Management8Semiconductors6Mergers & Acquisitions9Business Strategy5Executive Management3Cloud Computing1
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From Atiq's professional profile.

Colleagues at Azure Ventures Group

Frank Stonebanks
CEO at Renibus Therapeutics at Azure Ventures Group
Gigi Wang
Industry Fellow & Faculty, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley at Azure Ventures Group
Ifeanyi Jemie
CEO of Conscious Markets Group at Azure Ventures Group
Laurence Kalinsky
Corporate Development Executive at Azure Ventures Group
Rishi Armstrong
Managing Partner at Azure Ventures Group
Sajan Patel
Private Equity Associate at Sun Capital Partners at Azure Ventures Group
Shaan Patel
Managing Partner at Azure Ventures Group
Vivek Krishnamurthy
Partner at Commerce Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Atiq Raza work?
Atiq Raza is Executive Chairman of the Board at Virsec Systems at Azure Ventures Group and Founder at Peernova.
What companies did Atiq Raza found?
Atiq Raza founded Peernova.

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