About
Sharad Kumar is Co-Founder and CEO of FluidCloud, where he leads company vision, growth, and go-to-market strategy, focusing on portable infrastructure and multi-cloud solutions. He has over a decade of experience in cloud and infrastructure startups, including involvement in the Cisco WebEx acquisition, work on ESG/ISG/IoT business at Cisco, the spin-off of Pulse Secure, and the spin-off of the vADC business from Brocade. He founded Accurics, a DevSecOps company that was acquired by Tenable for $160M.
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Experience
- FluidCloudCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Endor LabsAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Prosperr.ioAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TenableSales & Strategy Ops2021 — 2023
- Accurics (Acquired by Tenable Inc $TENB)Founding Team & Chief Business Officer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Pulse SecureSenior Director Finance and Strategy2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- FlextronicsSenior Manager Finance Operations2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Cisco SystemsBusiness Operations and Finance2009 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DXC TechnologyLead Finance Partner2008 — 2009Greater Bengaluru Area
- Yash Birla GroupCorporate Strategy Analyst2008Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Early Stage Investment17Venture Capital12Financial Sponsors8Business Analysis85Business Strategy87Corporate Finance34Business Development34Management Consulting17Due Diligence8Finance27Pre-sales14Forecasting24
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sharad Kumar?
- Sharad Kumar is Co-Founder and CEO of FluidCloud, where he leads company vision, growth, and go-to-market strategy, focusing on portable infrastructure and multi-cloud solutions. He has over a decade of experience in cloud and infrastructure startups, including involvement in the Cisco WebEx acquisition, work on ESG/ISG/IoT business at Cisco, the spin-off of Pulse Secure, and the spin-off of the vADC business from Brocade. He founded Accurics, a DevSecOps company that was acquired by Tenable for $160M.
- Where does Sharad Kumar work?
- Sharad Kumar is Founder of FluidCloud.
- What companies did Sharad Kumar found?
- Sharad Kumar founded FluidCloud.
- Where did Sharad Kumar go to school?
- Sharad Kumar studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Education Program); Savitribai Phule Pune University (MBA, Finance); Savitribai Phule Pune University (Bachelor’s Degree, Commerce).
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