Ruban Kanapathippillai

Experience

1. Multiple Startups(0-1 scaling stages)Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 — presentSilicon valley, California, USA
2. RackliveSenior Vice President of Systems and Solutions, Edge and Datacenter AI/ML/Gen-AI productscurrent2024 — presentSilicon Valley, California
3. SenzMate IoT IntelligenceHead of Global Business Developmentcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
4. Silicon CatalystAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
5. Iterate.aiInvestor and Advisor to the Founderscurrent2020 — presentUnited States
6. Sand Hill AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2019 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
7. KnowledgehookEarly Investor and Advisor to the Founderscurrent2019 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
8. JOGO HealthEarly Investor and Advisor to the Founderscurrent2019 — present
9. TiE Silicon ValleyCharter Member2021 — 2024Silicon Valley, California, United States
10. Western DigitalSenior Director, Technology Evangelist & Strategic Sales2014 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
11. HGST, a Western Digital companySenior Global Director2014San Jose, CA
12. Virident Systems, Inc.Founding Team member, Vice President of Programs, Director HW Engineering2006 — 2013Silicon Valley, California, United States
13. Self employedDesign Consultant2005 — 2006
14. Intel CorporationSenior Design Manager2001 — 2005
15. VxTel Inc. (acquired by Intel Corporation)Founder and Director of Engineering1999 — 2001Silicon Valley, California, United States
16. ConexantEngineering Manager1998 — 1999
17. Rockwell Semiconductor SystemsDesign manager1994 — 1998

Education

1. Stanford UniversityMS, EE1993 — 1994
2. University of MinnesotaBS, EE1990 — 1993

Skills & more

Languages English · Tamil

From Ruban's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of Minnesota82

MPMadeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNLNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersRHRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJBJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VCMGMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersRBRobin BorgInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at JOGO Health1

RRaviFounder & Managing Partner at Hourglass Venture Partners

Also worked at HGST, a Western Digital company2

JWJoan WrabetzVenture Partner at Shoreline Venture ManagementKGKumar GanapathyGeneral Partner at Impact India Investment Partners

Also worked at Intel Corporation261

JGJim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSPSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKFKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)VSViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJSJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAAAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also worked at Conexant4

AKAvinash KantInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersARAri RubinPartner at Celesta CapitalRHRené HartnerInvestor at Micron VenturesYCYujin ChungManaging Director at SignalFire