RK Anand
FounderCo-founder and Chief Product Officer at Tensordyne (formerly Recogni) · Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Recogni
Sunnyvale, California, United States
About
RK Anand is the founder and Chief Product Officer of Tensordyne, a company developing AI inference infrastructure focused on matrix computation and interconnect technology for AI accelerators. He was previously a founding engineer at Juniper Networks in 1996, where he worked for nearly 17 years. Tensordyne is backed by investors including Greatpoint, Celesta, Mayfield, DNS Capital, Premji Invest, and Xora.
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Tensordyne (formerly Recogni)
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Tensordyne (formerly Recogni)'s investors · 8
Bosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checksDns CapitalChicago · $25M – $100M checksGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksIneffable VenturesStamfordLinden CapitalChicagoMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksRobert Bosch Venture CapitalStuttgart · $1.6M – $27M checksToyota VenturesLos Altos
Co-founders at Tensordyne (formerly Recogni)
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Gilles BackhusCo-Founder, VP of AI & Product
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R K AnandFounder
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Recogni
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Recogni's investors · 6
Co-founders at Recogni
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Gilles BackhusCo-Founder, VP of AI & Product
Experience
- TensordyneFounder & Chief Product Officercurrent2021 — presentSan Jose, CA
- TensordyneFounder & CEO2017 — 2021San Jose, CA
- Syracuse UniversityMember, College of Engineering & Computer Science - Dean’s Leadership Councilcurrent2016 — presentSyracuse, New York Area
- Syracuse UniversityMember of Advisory Board, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)current2009 — presentSyracuse, New York Area
- OttoQ IncPresident & CEO2016 — 2017Cupertino, CA
- OttoQ Inc.Founder & VP Engineering2015 — 2016Cupertino, CA
- Kumu NetworksChief Executive Officer2014Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Juniper NetworksExecutive Vice President and General Manager, Datacenter Business Unit2010 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Juniper NetworksExecutive Vice President, Foundation Technologies2008 — 2010Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Juniper NetworksSenior Vice President, Foundation Technologies2006 — 2008Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- SeaMicroBoard Observer - representing Juniper Networks2011 — 2012Santa Clara, California
- Violin MemoryBoard Observer - representing Juniper Networks2011 — 2012Mountain View, CA
- Xsigo SystemsFounder and Vice President Engineering2004 — 2006San Jose, CA, USA
- Juniper NetworksFounding Engineer ---> Vice President of Engineering1996 — 2004Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Sun MicrosystemsSenior Engineering Manager, Microprocessor DIvision1990 — 1996Mountain View, CA, USA
Skills & more
Engineering26Cloud Computing25Data Center29Ethernet15Wireless15ASIC6Go-to-market Strategy21Operations Management5Business6Electrical Engineering3Embedded Systems11Great Motivator6
Languages English · Hindi · Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is RK Anand?
- RK Anand is the founder and Chief Product Officer of Tensordyne, a company developing AI inference infrastructure focused on matrix computation and interconnect technology for AI accelerators. He was previously a founding engineer at Juniper Networks in 1996, where he worked for nearly 17 years. Tensordyne is backed by investors including Greatpoint, Celesta, Mayfield, DNS Capital, Premji Invest, and Xora.
- Where does RK Anand work?
- RK Anand is Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Recogni and Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Tensordyne (formerly Recogni).
- What companies did RK Anand found?
- RK Anand founded Recogni, Tensordyne (formerly Recogni).
- Where did RK Anand go to school?
- RK Anand studied at Syracuse University (Master's Degree, Computer Engineering); Manipal Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering); DTEA Lodi Estate.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tensordyne5
Also worked at Syracuse University13
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