About
Co-founded CliQr Technologies in 2010 and served as CEO until its 2016 acquisition by Cisco, where he later led cloud and container engineering. Holds degrees from IIT Delhi and Stanford and several patents in distributed computing; serves on several company boards.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- WestWave CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Discern SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Fractl Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Zingly.aiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Sonet.ioBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Spectro CloudBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- OnScaleIndependent Board Director2018 — 2021
- CiscoSr. Director, Cisco2016 — 2019San Jose
- CliQr TechnologiesCEO, President & Co-Founder2010 — 2016San Jose
- IIT Delhi Excellence FoundationPresident, Bay Area Chapter2009 — 2011
- VMwareSenior Member of Technical Staff2008 — 2010
- BUILDEntrepreneurship Mentor2008 — 2009
- OracleSenior Member of Technical Staff2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Cloud Computing69Entrepreneurship43Distributed Systems21Big Data16Scalability3Start-ups15Networking5Go-to-market Strategy5Virtualization14Strategic Partnerships6Product Management7Software Development2
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SaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)DatabasesFrom Gaurav's professional profile.
Colleagues at WestWave Capital
Network5
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Shruti GandhiScout
Investor at Array Ventures Management Llc
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Cris Neckar
Partner at Two Bear Capital
Mark Terbeek
Partner at Greycroft
Investors connected to Gaurav in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gaurav?
- Co-founded CliQr Technologies in 2010 and served as CEO until its 2016 acquisition by Cisco, where he later led cloud and container engineering. Holds degrees from IIT Delhi and Stanford and several patents in distributed computing; serves on several company boards.
- Where does Gaurav work?
- Gaurav is General Partner at WestWave Capital.
- Where did Gaurav go to school?
- Gaurav studied at Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech, Electrical Engineering); St. Mary's Academy, Meerut.
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi152
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spectro Cloud8
Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesKendall BardenFund Accountant at Sierra VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesJay ZhaoPartner at Leonis CapitalKaz KikuchiPartner at TransLink CapitalRobert McIntyreManaging Director at LG Technology Ventures
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Also worked at OnScale3
Also worked at Cisco355
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