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Sanjay Gajendra

Founder

Founder at Astera Labs

Santa Clara, California, United States

FoundedAstera Labs

About

Sanjay Gajendra is CEO of Astera Labs, a company developing connectivity solutions for data center platforms, and has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. His background includes full P&L responsibility for a high-speed interface semiconductor business exceeding $100 million and a general management role overseeing engineering and marketing functions across markets including wired communications, wireless infrastructure, automotive infotainment, and industrial video. He holds over 30 granted patents and has authored several IEEE publications.

Founder at Astera Labs

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Astera Labs's investors · 1

State of Mind VenturesTel Aviv

Co-founders at Astera Labs

GSGajendra Sanjay Akkasalamakki
Gajendra Sanjay AkkasalamakkiExecutive Officer, Director
JMJitendra Mohan
Jitendra MohanExecutive Officer, Director
JM
Jitendra M.Founder
CM
Casey MorrisonFounder

Experience

  1. Astera LabsPresident, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
  2. Astera LabsChief Operating Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  3. Astera LabsChief Business Officer, Co-Founder2018 — 2024Santa Clara, California
  4. Texas InstrumentsGeneral Manager, Product Line Director - High Speed Signal Conditioning2014 — 2017Santa Clara, CA
  5. Texas InstrumentsDirector Product Management - High Speed Interface2012 — 2014Santa Clara, CA
  6. National SemiconductorProduct Manager - High Speed Interface2006 — 2011Santa Clara, CA
  7. National SemiconductorPrincipal Software Engineer2000 — 2006Longmont, Colorado
  8. Wipro TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer1996 — 2000Bangalore, India and Los Angeles, CA

Skills & more

Management3Leadership3Product Management26Wireless4Product Marketing8Ethernet8TCP/IP1Data Center3Business Development5Semiconductors14Consumer Electronics1Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)2
+3 moreDevice DriversEnterprise SoftwareEmbedded Systems

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Who is Sanjay Gajendra?
Sanjay Gajendra is CEO of Astera Labs, a company developing connectivity solutions for data center platforms, and has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. His background includes full P&L responsibility for a high-speed interface semiconductor business exceeding $100 million and a general management role overseeing engineering and marketing functions across markets including wired communications, wireless infrastructure, automotive infotainment, and industrial video. He holds over 30 granted patents and has authored several IEEE publications.
Where does Sanjay Gajendra work?
Sanjay Gajendra is Founder of Astera Labs.
What companies did Sanjay Gajendra found?
Sanjay Gajendra founded Astera Labs.
Where did Sanjay Gajendra go to school?
Sanjay Gajendra studied at University of Colorado Boulder (Master's degree, Engineering Management (R&D and business emphasis)).

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