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About
Sachin Thakkar is Co-Founder of Highway 9 Networks, a company focused on enterprise mobile cloud technology. He previously held engineering leadership roles at VMware, where he worked on 5G Telco Cloud platforms, hybrid cloud interconnection including VMware HCX, and network virtualization products such as VMware NSX, vCloud Networking & Security, and vSphere Networking. Earlier in his career, he worked on Cisco's Nexus software switching, UCS, and Nexus 1000v.
Co-founder & Sr. Dir R&D at Highway9
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Co-founders at Highway9
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Allwyn SequeiraCo-founder & CEO
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Debashis BasakCo-founder & CTO
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Serge MaskalikCo-founder & VP R&D
Experience
- Highway 9 NetworksCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSaratoga, California, United States
- VMwareSr Director R&D - VMware Telco & Edge2018 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
- VMwareDirector R&D - VMware HCX & Telco NFV2017 — 2018Palo Alto
- VMwareDirector R&D - VMware HCX, VMware Hybrid Cloud2014 — 2017
- VMwareTechnical Leader, NSX - R&D2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoSoftware Engineer2009 — 2011
- eBay IncSoftware Engineer2007 — 2009
- UCLA CENSEmbedded Sensor Researcher2007
- ExpediaEngineering Intern2006
- Trimtech Inc.Software Development Intern2004
Skills & more
Virtualization54Distributed Systems28Software Development46Scalability14Cloud Computing30Web Services6Software Engineering7Programming4AMQP2Networking13Computer Science1API2
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Technical LeadershipSoftware DesignSDNNetwork VirtualizationHybrid CloudSecurityVMwareHybridityApacheRESTJavaXMLFrom Sachin's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sachin Thakkar?
- Sachin Thakkar is Co-Founder of Highway 9 Networks, a company focused on enterprise mobile cloud technology. He previously held engineering leadership roles at VMware, where he worked on 5G Telco Cloud platforms, hybrid cloud interconnection including VMware HCX, and network virtualization products such as VMware NSX, vCloud Networking & Security, and vSphere Networking. Earlier in his career, he worked on Cisco's Nexus software switching, UCS, and Nexus 1000v.
- Where does Sachin Thakkar work?
- Sachin Thakkar is Co-founder & Sr. Dir R&D of Highway9.
- What companies did Sachin Thakkar found?
- Sachin Thakkar founded Highway9.
- Where did Sachin Thakkar go to school?
- Sachin Thakkar studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science (MS)); UCLA (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Bellarmine College Preparatory.
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Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
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Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
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UCLA mafia360
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Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMaster’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Ryan RoweBSFounded Archive Resale +2
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Cisco mafia166
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Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +2Marc AustinHead of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the FutureFounded Hedgehog +2Dug SongGeneral Manager, Zero Trust & Duo SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1
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Bellarmine College Preparatory mafia19
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Sujay JaswaHigh SchoolFounded Superunlimited +2Ayan BandyopadhyayFounded Finic +1Sahil JainNoneFounded Adstage +1Eric AdamsonFounded Tortuga Agricultural Technologies +1David SilvermanFounded CrossLeadChris WatkinsHigh School DiplomaFounded DeepMind
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Same school
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures
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John DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid SilvermanPresident at Red Cell IncubationChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJustin FasanoInvestor at Struck CapitalChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Highway 9 Networks3
Also worked at VMware254
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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