Where does Shalesh Thusoo work?

Shalesh Thusoo is Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Tsavorite.

What companies did Shalesh Thusoo found?

Shalesh Thusoo founded Tsavorite.

Where did Shalesh Thusoo go to school?

Shalesh Thusoo studied at Case Western Reserve University (Master's degree, Computer Engineering); Wichita State University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Shalesh Thusoo

Founder

Founder, Chief Executive Officer at Tsavorite

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedTsavorite

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About

Shalesh Thusoo is the Founder and CEO of Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence. He has over 25 years of experience in the architecture, design, implementation, and verification of microprocessors, AI accelerators, and networking products, including work with x86, ARM, and SPARC processor subsystems and system-on-chip designs. He has completed more than 21 chip design projects and holds 22 issued patents in processor design and silicon architecture.

Founder, Chief Executive Officer at Tsavorite

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Tsavorite's investors · 3

Big Brain HoldingsLos Angeles PavestoneHyderabad · $3M – $8M checks · since 2026 Presidio VenturesSilicon Valley · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Tsavorite

Supriya MadanCo-Founder, Chief Development Officer

Guntram WolskiCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Sarvagya KochakCo-Founder, VP Business Development

Shirish SeetharamCo-Founder, VP Software Development

Experience

Tsavorite Scalable IntelligenceFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
Marvell TechnologyVice President CXL Product Development2022 — 2023Santa Clara County, California, United States
Tanzanite Silicon SolutionsCEO, CTO & Founder2020 — 2022Milpitas, California, United States
Intel CorporationSr. Director Extreme Compute Processors & Accelerators Group2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
CiscoDirector, Hardware (ASIC) Engineering2001 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
AuroraNeticsMember of Technical Staff2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
ATI TechnologySr. Design Manager1996 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Exponential TechnologyMember of Technical Staff1995 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area
HAL Computer SystemsProcessor Design Engineer1992 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Hardware12Processors5ASIC16Debugging12Hardware Architecture12Ethernet10FPGA8SoC7TCP/IP3ARM2Routing1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1

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Who is Shalesh Thusoo?: Shalesh Thusoo is the Founder and CEO of Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence. He has over 25 years of experience in the architecture, design, implementation, and verification of microprocessors, AI accelerators, and networking products, including work with x86, ARM, and SPARC processor subsystems and system-on-chip designs. He has completed more than 21 chip design projects and holds 22 issued patents in processor design and silicon architecture.
Where does Shalesh Thusoo work?: Shalesh Thusoo is Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Tsavorite.
What companies did Shalesh Thusoo found?: Shalesh Thusoo founded Tsavorite.
Where did Shalesh Thusoo go to school?: Shalesh Thusoo studied at Case Western Reserve University (Master's degree, Computer Engineering); Wichita State University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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Shared employers

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