Where does Pankaj Thakkar work?

Pankaj Thakkar is Founder of Kloudfuse.

What companies did Pankaj Thakkar found?

Pankaj Thakkar founded Kloudfuse.

Where did Pankaj Thakkar go to school?

Pankaj Thakkar studied at University of Maryland, College Park (M.S, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering).

Pankaj Thakkar

Founder

Founder at Kloudfuse

Cupertino, California, United States

FoundedKloudfuse

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Kloudfuse's investors · 2

AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2020 Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Kloudfuse

Krishna YadappanavarExecutive Officer, Director

Ashish HanwadikarFounder

Experience

KloudfuseCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCupertino, California, United States
KloudfuseCTO, Co-Founder2021 — 2025Cupertino, California, United States
VMwarePrincipal Engineer2012 — 2020
NiciraSenior Software Engineer2010 — 2012
VMwareStaff Engineer2004 — 2010
Ask.comSoftware Engineer2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Virtualization18Kernel2Scalability9TCP/IP5Cloud Computing4Distributed Systems11Algorithms1Software Engineering1Hardware1Networking2VMware4C++2

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CLinuxVMware ESXOperating SystemsPython

Languages English · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pankaj Thakkar?: Founder at Kloudfuse
Where does Pankaj Thakkar work?: Pankaj Thakkar is Founder of Kloudfuse.
What companies did Pankaj Thakkar found?: Pankaj Thakkar founded Kloudfuse.
Where did Pankaj Thakkar go to school?: Pankaj Thakkar studied at University of Maryland, College Park (M.S, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering).

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