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Shekar Ayyar

Executive at Arrcus

San Jose, California, United States

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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.

Executive at Arrcus

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Arrcus's investors · 7

Clear VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksHitachi VenturesMunichLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2021NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Prosperity7 VenturesDhahranSoftBank GroupTokyo

Co-founders at Arrcus

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Keyur PatelDirector
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Derek YeungFounder

Experience

  1. ViasatBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. Arrcus, Inc.Chief Executive Officercurrent2021 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  3. AltairBoard Member2021 — 2025
  4. NTTVCVenture Partner2021 — 2024
  5. ADMY Technology GroupChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022United States
  6. VMwareEVP and GM, Telco and Edge Cloud2019 — 2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. VMwareEVP Strategy and Corp. Dev., and General Manager, Telco Group2007 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
  8. StrataLens ConsultingManaging Partner2006 — 2007Cupertino, CA
  9. BindViewSenior VP Product Management, Services2004 — 2006Houston, TX
  10. Instantis Inc.SVP, Marketing and Bus Dev2000 — 2004Santa Clara, California
  11. Lucent TechnologiesDirector, Business Development1998 — 2000Murray Hill, New Jersey
  12. McKinseyConsultant1996 — 1998New Jersey and Dallas

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.
Where does Shekar Ayyar work?
Shekar Ayyar is Executive at Arrcus.
Where did Shekar Ayyar go to school?
Shekar Ayyar studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); The Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B. Tech, Electrical Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Arrcus, Inc.6

Raymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextAndy DuongInvestment Director at Samsung NextSean Sang Sub LeeInvestment Director at Prosperity7 VenturesTim PengSr. Investment Principal at Prosperity7 VenturesMatthew ShangSenior Associate at Prosperity7 VenturesDerek YeungFounder at Arrcus

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Jessica Mullins CamburnChief Financial Officer at Glasswing VenturesDave MarklandCFO and Administrative Partner at Tenaya CapitalDoug TalbertAssociate at Dolby Family VenturesJustin JacksonPartner at Pegasus Tech VenturesVab GoelPartner at NTT Venture CapitalVishnavi ParuchuriInvestor at NTT Venture Capital

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Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer

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