Where does Sekhar Puli work?

Sekhar Puli is Manager of REAN Cloud and Partner at Aroa Venture Partners.

What check size does Sekhar Puli write?

Sekhar Puli typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

What companies did Sekhar Puli found?

Sekhar Puli founded REAN Cloud.

Where did Sekhar Puli go to school?

Sekhar Puli studied at Georgetown University (MBA, International Business); Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business); George Mason University (MS, Computer Science).

Sekhar Puli

InvestorFounder

Partner at Aroa Venture Partners · Board Member, Operating Advisory Board Member, Investor at BV Investment Partners · Manager at REAN Cloud

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Writes $100K – $500K checks

FoundedREAN Cloud

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About

Sekhar Puli, a founder who sold REAN Cloud to Hitachi Vantara in 2018, focuses on India's demographic shifts—especially elder care—and runs structured discovery programs for AI, healthcare, and sustainability startups.

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AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Manager at REAN Cloud

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BV Investment PartnersBoston

Co-founders at REAN Cloud

Nirupama VasireddyManager

Experience

Aroa Venture PartnersManaging General Partnercurrent2024 — present
BV Investment PartnersBoard Member, Operating Advisory Board Member, Investorcurrent2019 — presentUnited States
ArchLynkGlobal CEO2022 — 2023
EYManaging Director2020 — 2021McLean, Virginia, United States
Janasena PartyChairman, Central Committee for Party Affairs2019 — 2020Hyderabad Area, India
REAN CloudCo-Founder and Managing Partner2014 — 2019Herndon, VA
AmdocsVice President and Client Business Executive2013 — 2014
AmdocsVice President and Senior Consulting Partner2013North America
AmdocsVP Client Business Executive2009 — 2013
AmdocsClient Executive Americas2004 — 2009
Sabre Integrated Solutions, IncFounder and Chief Architect1995 — 2004

Skills & more

Private Equity7Restructuring5Innovation Management3Technology Leadership2Board Leadership1Investor Relations1Corporate DevelopmentGlobal Business ManagementFinancial PlanningNew Market ExpansionCorporate BrandingBusiness Innovation1

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Financial ModelingCrisis ManagementThought LeadershipCorporate CommunicationsOrganizational DevelopmentCorporate StrategyEntrepreneurshipNegotiationFinancial ReportingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Languages Hindi · Telugu

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Sekhar's professional profile.

Colleagues at Aroa Venture Partners

Aditya Ghosh

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Ankit Nagori

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Anuj Sheth

Investments at Aroa Venture Partners

Ellen Rudnick

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Evan Hendrick

Principal at AAF Management Ltd.

Gaurav Gulati

Founder & Managing Partner at Aroa Venture Partners

Nitin Wadhwa

Partner at Aroa Venture Partners

Peter Nebel

CSO at AllCloud

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sekhar Puli?: Sekhar Puli, a founder who sold REAN Cloud to Hitachi Vantara in 2018, focuses on India's demographic shifts—especially elder care—and runs structured discovery programs for AI, healthcare, and sustainability startups.
Where does Sekhar Puli work?: Sekhar Puli is Manager of REAN Cloud and Partner at Aroa Venture Partners.
What does Sekhar Puli invest in?: Sekhar Puli invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Sekhar Puli write?: Sekhar Puli typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What companies did Sekhar Puli found?: Sekhar Puli founded REAN Cloud.
Where did Sekhar Puli go to school?: Sekhar Puli studied at Georgetown University (MBA, International Business); Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business); George Mason University (MS, Computer Science).

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