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Drew Perkins

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CEO and founder at Eridu

Los Gatos, California, United States

FoundedEridu

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Oren EtzioniunlockedDrew: together at Carnegie Mellon University (1986–1989)
×4Drew: together at Mojo Vision
×4Drew: together at Carnegie Mellon University
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About

Drew Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Eridu, a company developing a network switch aimed at addressing network infrastructure limitations for AI. He previously co-founded and led Mojo Vision, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board, and earlier founded or co-founded several networking and communications companies, including Gainspeed (acquired by Nokia), Infinera (where he served as CTO, and which was later acquired by Nokia for $2.3B), OnFiber Communications (acquired by Qwest), and Lightera Networks (acquired by Ciena). He was lead author of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), has held roles in standards bodies including the IETF, IEEE, OIF, ATM Forum and Internet2, and endowed the Drew D. Perkins Professorship in Advanced Networking and Communications at Carnegie Mellon University.

CEO and founder at Eridu

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Eridu's investors · 19

Black Opal VenturesNew York · since 2026Bosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2026Catapult VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1.5M checks · since 2026ChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Friends Family CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2026FusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026HyperlinkFrisco · since 2026Matter Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2026Modi VenturesHouston · since 2026Ohio Innovation FundDublin · $500K – $4M checks · since 2026Open Field CapitalNew York · since 2026OUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Raptor GroupMiami Beach · since 2026Robert Bosch Venture CapitalStuttgart · $1.6M – $27M checks · since 2026Socratic PartnersBoston · since 2026Struck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026TDK VenturesSan Jose · $5M checks · since 2026Technology ImpactPalo Alto · since 2026Zelda VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $100K checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. EriduChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentSaratoga, California, United States
  2. Mojo VisionChairman of the Boardcurrent2023 — presentSaratoga, CA
  3. Mojo VisionCEO2015 — 2023Saratoga, CA 95070
  4. HomeOn Sabbatical2014 — 2015Saratoga, CA
  5. GainspeedCo-founder and CEO2012 — 2014295 Santa Ana Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
  6. InfineraCo-founder and CTO2001 — 2011Sunnyvale, CA 94089
  7. OnFiber CommunicationsCo-founder and CTO1999 — 2001Cupertino, CA
  8. Lightera NetworksCo-founder and CTO1998 — 1999Cupertino, CA
  9. FORE SystemsPrincipal Architect1993 — 1997Greater Pittsburgh Region
  10. HomeInjured1991 — 1993Greater Pittsburgh Region
  11. InterStream, Inc.Co-founder1990 — 1991Pittsburgh, PA
  12. Carnegie Mellon UniversityNetwork Development1981 — 1989Pittsburgh, PA

Skills & more

Ethernet99SDH16Fiber Optics49IP99MPLS50Telecommunications99DWDM29Wireless34SNMP4Carrier Ethernet18Optical Communications28Network Design37
+11 moreNetworkingOptical FiberCable BroadbandDigital Signal ProcessorsTCP/IPStart-upsOptical Network DesignPhotonicsSwitchesEmbedded SystemsCisco Technologies

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Who is Drew Perkins?
Drew Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Eridu, a company developing a network switch aimed at addressing network infrastructure limitations for AI. He previously co-founded and led Mojo Vision, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board, and earlier founded or co-founded several networking and communications companies, including Gainspeed (acquired by Nokia), Infinera (where he served as CTO, and which was later acquired by Nokia for $2.3B), OnFiber Communications (acquired by Qwest), and Lightera Networks (acquired by Ciena). He was lead author of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), has held roles in standards bodies including the IETF, IEEE, OIF, ATM Forum and Internet2, and endowed the Drew D. Perkins Professorship in Advanced Networking and Communications at Carnegie Mellon University.
Where does Drew Perkins work?
Drew Perkins is CEO and founder of Eridu.
What companies did Drew Perkins found?
Drew Perkins founded Eridu.
Where did Drew Perkins go to school?
Drew Perkins studied at Carnegie Mellon University (B.S. (1986), Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Mathematics).

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