Where does Awais Nemat work?

Awais Nemat is Founder of Chkk.

Where did Awais Nemat go to school?

Awais Nemat studied at Stanford University (Graduate courses in Networking, Logic Design, VLSI and Computing); NED University of Engineering and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, EECS).

Awais Nemat

Founder

Founder at Chkk

Santa Clara, California, United States

FoundedChkk

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Lars LeckieunlockedAwais: together at PLUMgrid Inc (Acquired by VMware) (2012–2016)

Awais: together at PLUMgrid Inc (Acquired by VMware)

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Chkk's investors · 3

Clear VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2023 Swisscom VenturesZurich · $2M – $10M checks

Experience

Temporal TechnologiesVice President, Compute and AI Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ChkkFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Amazon Web ServicesDirector / GM, AWS Infrastructure Networking2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
PLUMgrid Inc (Acquired by VMware)Founder, CEO and Board Member2011 — 2016
MarvellVice President, Enterprise Business Unit2006 — 2011
D5 Networks (Acquired by Marvell)Founder and CEO2005 — 2006
Cisco SystemsTechnical Leader1998 — 2005
Mentor GraphicsDesign Engineer, Inventra Business Unit1997 — 1998
Data Communications and ControlsSystem Design Engineer1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Cloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipSecurity96NetworkingProduct Management69Go-to-market Strategy50System Architecture52EthernetASIC33Management25Leadership25Start-ups23

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Who is Awais Nemat?: Founder at Chkk
Where does Awais Nemat work?: Awais Nemat is Founder of Chkk.
What companies did Awais Nemat found?: Awais Nemat founded Chkk.
Where did Awais Nemat go to school?: Awais Nemat studied at Stanford University (Graduate courses in Networking, Logic Design, VLSI and Computing); NED University of Engineering and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, EECS).

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