Find your path to Naresh
247 people in our graph share verified history with Naresh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
AdamunlockedNaresh: together at Cisco (2013–2014)
×8Naresh: together at Cisco
×3Naresh: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
About
Naresh is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Cogniblaze, where he advises enterprises on adopting emerging technologies such as Agentic AI and Edge Computing. His background spans product architecture, development, and consulting across AI, Cloud, DevOps, and Networking. He holds an affiliation with IIT-B.
Head of Innovation and R&D at Inq
Intro paths
→
In turn, Naresh can intro founders to Inq's investors below.
Inq's investors · 1
Experience
- Self-employedFounder and Principal Consultantcurrent2025 — present
- inq. EdgeGroup Head of Innovation and R&Dcurrent2025 — present
- inq. EdgeGroup Head of Innovation and R&D2024 — 2025
- inq. EdgeGroup CTO2023 — 2024
- inq. EdgeGroup Head of Automation (Fabric)2022 — 2023
- Criterion NetworksVP, Product Strategycurrent2025 — present
- Criterion NetworksVice President2018 — 2022
- Criterion NetworksDirector of Consulting2016 — 2018
- Criterion NetworksTechnical Leader2014 — 2016
- CiscoSenior Software Engineer2011 — 2014
- CiscoSoftware Engineer2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Perl4Cisco Technologies6C3Switches4Cisco Systems Products1SNMP14TCP/IP9Routing19Ethernet7QoS10IPv63Network Security3
+8 more
IPTestingSecurityCloud ComputingNetworkingInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Quality of Service (QoS)Internet Protocol (IP)- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) — Scrum All
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum All
- MEF SDN/NFV Certified Professional — Mplify Alliance
- MEF Network Foundations — Mplify Alliance
- ONF Certified SDN Engineer — Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
- ONF Certified SDN Associate — Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
From Naresh's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Naresh?
- Naresh is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Cogniblaze, where he advises enterprises on adopting emerging technologies such as Agentic AI and Edge Computing. His background spans product architecture, development, and consulting across AI, Cloud, DevOps, and Networking. He holds an affiliation with IIT-B.
- Where does Naresh work?
- Naresh is Head of Innovation and R&D at Inq.
- Where did Naresh go to school?
- Naresh studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (M.Tech, Communication Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay316
Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola ElectricHarsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsGaurav PorwalPartner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp LlcPraneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at Mayfield
+ 310 more
