Faraj Aalaei
InvestorFounding Managing Partner at Candou Ventures
About
Faraj Aalaei is the Founding Managing Partner at Candou Ventures with a four-decade career in the communications and semiconductor industry. He co-founded and served as CEO of Centillium and Aquantia, taking both companies through IPO; Aquantia was acquired by Marvell Semiconductors, where he continued as Executive VP leading the Networking and Automotive businesses. Earlier in his career he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories on optical communication and broadband cable modem technology. He holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology, an MSEE from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
Invests in
Semiconductors
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