Fundraising FoxShekar Ayyar
Former Venture Partner at NTT Venture Capital
San Jose, California, United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Shekar Ayyar is the CEO and Chairman of Arrcus, a San Jose, California-based edge networking technology company serving service providers and enterprises. He serves on the board of directors of Viasat, Inc., the California board of Room to Read, and the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins University ECE Department, and was previously a board member at Altair. Before joining Arrcus, Ayyar spent nearly 14 years at VMware, most recently as executive vice president and general manager of the Telco and Edge Cloud business unit, and has held earlier roles at BindView, Instantis, Lucent, and McKinsey & Co.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shekar Ayyar?
- Shekar Ayyar is the CEO and Chairman of Arrcus, a San Jose, California-based edge networking technology company serving service providers and enterprises. He serves on the board of directors of Viasat, Inc., the California board of Room to Read, and the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins University ECE Department, and was previously a board member at Altair. Before joining Arrcus, Ayyar spent nearly 14 years at VMware, most recently as executive vice president and general manager of the Telco and Edge Cloud business unit, and has held earlier roles at BindView, Instantis, Lucent, and McKinsey & Co.
- What check size does Shekar Ayyar write?
- Shekar Ayyar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Founder mafias
The Wharton School mafia827
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia224
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The Johns Hopkins University mafia222
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ViaSat mafia10
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NTT Venture Capital mafia2
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