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About
Murali Chirala is Co-Founder and Chairperson of Venture Dock (formerly FalconX) and a General Partner at FalconX Ventures, with experience in AI and product management leadership across sectors including FinTech, cybersecurity, industrial automation, AR/VR, and healthtech. He previously served as a Board Member of CBW Bank and was a founding architect of the Financial Inclusion and Payments Technology Platform at UIDAI/Aadhaar for the Government of India (2009–2010), where he designed a beneficiary banking system using biometric authentication, payment switching systems, and mobile-based cashless micro-ATMs.
Experience
- FalconX VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Venture DockCo-Founder & Chairman Venture Dock (Formerly FalconX)current2018 — presentMilpitas
- Muranu TechnologiesCEOcurrent2004 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ipvive, inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentBerkeley, CA
- TiE Silicon Valley & TiEconCo-chair Social Impact Track (TiEcon 2017, 2016 and 2015)2015 — 2017Santa Clara
- Sevathon 2016 & 2015Co-Chair2014 — 2016SF Bay Area
- Trealth Inc.Board Member2014 — 2016Sunnyvale
- CBW BankBoard of Director2013 — 2016
- Yantra ServicesTechnology Advisor2010 — 2016
- VuCast Media IncChief Solutions Officer2011 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- YahooVice President, eCommerce Billing & Payments2002 — 2004Sunnyvale, CA
- MetavantePayments Executive2001 — 2002
- Cyberbills (acquired by Metavante in 2001)President & Co-founder1998 — 2001
- Healtheon/WebMD Corp.Software Developer & Architect1996 — 1998
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Consultant1993 — 1995
- Bell Labs, Unix System DevelopmentMember Technical Staff1991 — 1993Summit, NJ
- Concurrent Computer CorpMember Technical Staff1988 — 1991Tinton Falls, NJ
Skills & more
Product Management49Agile Methodologies10Cloud Computing23Start-ups26Program Management6Mobile Devices32Strategic Partnerships13Software Project Management9Business Strategy11Business Development31Business Analysis7Business Intelligence8
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Murali Chirala?
- Murali Chirala is Co-Founder and Chairperson of Venture Dock (formerly FalconX) and a General Partner at FalconX Ventures, with experience in AI and product management leadership across sectors including FinTech, cybersecurity, industrial automation, AR/VR, and healthtech. He previously served as a Board Member of CBW Bank and was a founding architect of the Financial Inclusion and Payments Technology Platform at UIDAI/Aadhaar for the Government of India (2009–2010), where he designed a beneficiary banking system using biometric authentication, payment switching systems, and mobile-based cashless micro-ATMs.
- Where does Murali Chirala work?
- Murali Chirala is Managing Partner at FalconX Ventures.
- Where did Murali Chirala go to school?
- Murali Chirala studied at Rice University (Masters, Computer Science); JNTU Engineering College, Kakinada (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering); Visakha Valley School (High School).
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Shared employers
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