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Barun Kar

Unicorn founder

CEO at Upscale AI

Saratoga, California, United States

FoundedUpscale AI$2B

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Barun Kar is Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Upscale AI, and previously co-founded Auradine, a company focused on web infrastructure including blockchain, security, and privacy. He spent 16 years at Palo Alto Networks as Senior Vice President of Engineering, where he was part of the founding team and led development of ASIC, hardware, and software across multiple product generations, and earlier held development leadership roles at Juniper Networks, Level One, and Motorola. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and a Master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Upscale AI's investors · 19

Breakpoint CapitalAspenCelesta CapitalSan Mateo · $5M – $10M checks · since 2025Cloudbreak Ventures Kft.BudapestCota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checksMaverick SiliconSan Francisco · since 2026Mayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checks · since 2025MVP VenturesChicago · since 2025NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2026Prosperity7 VenturesDhahran · since 2026Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2025Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Samsung Catalyst FundSan JoseStanford UniversityStanford · since 2025Stepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2026TemasekSingapore · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Xora

Co-founders at Upscale AI

RKRajiv K.
Rajiv K.Founder
RK
Rajiv KhemaniExecutive Chairman
AS
Aravind SrikumarFounder

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Who is Barun Kar?
Barun Kar is Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Upscale AI, and previously co-founded Auradine, a company focused on web infrastructure including blockchain, security, and privacy. He spent 16 years at Palo Alto Networks as Senior Vice President of Engineering, where he was part of the founding team and led development of ASIC, hardware, and software across multiple product generations, and earlier held development leadership roles at Juniper Networks, Level One, and Motorola. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and a Master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Where does Barun Kar work?
Barun Kar is CEO of Upscale AI.
What companies did Barun Kar found?
Barun Kar founded Upscale AI.

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