Where does Ritesh Patel work?

Ritesh Patel is Founder of Nirmata.

Where did Ritesh Patel go to school?

Ritesh Patel studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Finance & Strategy); Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business; Michigan State University (MS, Computer Engineering).

Ritesh Patel

Founder

Founder at Nirmata

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedNirmata

About

Ritesh Patel is co-founder and VP of Products at Nirmata, a company focused on governance for AI powered by Kyverno. His work spans technology, market strategy, and business development in the cloud-native space.

Founder at Nirmata

Intro paths

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Nirmata's investors · 6

Arka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checks Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks Dallas Venture CapitalDallas Dreamit VenturesEstero · $500K – $1.5M checks Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks Z5 CapitalPalo Alto

Experience

NirmataCo-founder and VP Productscurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Nirmata Container SolutionsConsultant2013 — 2018San Jose, California, United States
BrocadeStrategic Business Development - Security & Cloud Ecosystem2010 — 2013San Jose, CA
BrocadeManager, Software2010 — 2011San Jose, Ca
Trapeze Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks)Manager - Software/Applications2004 — 2010
Nortel NetworksLead Software Engineer2000 — 2004
Motorola IncSr Software Engineer1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Project Planning9Business Strategy8Financial Analysis3Financial Modeling1Valuation1Software Project Management6Pricing StrategyVirtualization24Cloud Computing66Competitive Analysis20Software DesignApplication Delivery

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Mobile ApplicationsTeam BuildingMergersWirelessMobile PlatformsOpenStackCloud ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategyManagementLeadershipEnterprise Software

Speaker: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2023 — The Linux Foundation

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ritesh Patel?: Ritesh Patel is co-founder and VP of Products at Nirmata, a company focused on governance for AI powered by Kyverno. His work spans technology, market strategy, and business development in the cloud-native space.
Where does Ritesh Patel work?: Ritesh Patel is Founder of Nirmata.
What companies did Ritesh Patel found?: Ritesh Patel founded Nirmata.
Where did Ritesh Patel go to school?: Ritesh Patel studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Finance & Strategy); Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business; Michigan State University (MS, Computer Engineering).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business748

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel Capital Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital Lauren von ReynInvestor at Lightbank DennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital Johnny HooperAssociate at March Capital Partners

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Also attended Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business48

HowardAdvisor at Clear Ventures Mary DentenChief Financial Officer at Scale Venture Partners Kristin DrewChief Financial Officer at CapitalG Connie ShengCo-Founder & Managing Director at Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc George ManuelianAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture Partners John DelfinoPartner, General Counsel at TCV

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Also attended Michigan State University152

Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital Partners Jay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companies Steve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify Partners Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Jim KirkwoodChief Science & Technology Development Officer/VP GTECH (Retired) at General Mills at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Tamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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Also attended University of Mumbai179

Timothée LacroixCo-founder & CTO of Mistral AI Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined Ventures Anshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES Steven WillingerGP at Blockchain Builders Nacho AlfeiránInvestment Analyst at Kibo Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nirmata2

Ravish AilinaniPartner at Dallas Venture Capital Raymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung Next

Also worked at Brocade17

Brian ByunInvestor at Khosla Ventures Michael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity Partners Lloyd CarneyStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners Sanjay KhannaInvestor at Sand Hill Angels Alex MendezManaging Director Emeritus at Storm Ventures Jacky ChenGeneral Partner at Archangel Network of Funds

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Also worked at Nortel Networks57

Joanne ChenInvestor at Foundation Capital Richard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors Jiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture Partners Scott AronsonOperating Partner at Stripes Andrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio Capital Aaron FykeFounder and Managing Partner at Thin Line Capital

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Also worked at Motorola Inc114

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton Partners Clint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES Anshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge

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