Where does Sheng Liang work?

Sheng Liang is CEO of Obot and Founder at Rancher.

What companies did Sheng Liang found?

Sheng Liang founded Obot, Rancher.

Where did Sheng Liang go to school?

Sheng Liang studied at Yale University (Ph.D., Computer Science); University of Science and Technology of China (B.S., Computer Science).

Sheng Liang

Founder

CEO at Obot · Founder at Rancher

Cupertino, California, United States

FoundedObot Rancher

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224 people in our graph share verified history with Sheng — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Anthony PhilippakisunlockedSheng: together at Yale University (1994–1996)

×7Sheng: together at Yale University

×3Sheng: together at Sun Microsystems Inc.

Sheng: together at SEVEN Networks, Inc.

CEO at Obot

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Obot's investors · 2

Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2025 Nexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Obot

Shannon WilliamsPresident

Craig JellickFounder

Darren ShepherdChief Architect

Founder at Rancher

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Rancher's investors · 4

GRC SinogreenShenzhen Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks Titanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checks U.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Experience

Obot AICofounder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentCupertino, California, United States
SUSEBoard Member2022 — 2023
SUSEPresident of Engineering & Innovation2020 — 2022
Rancher LabsCo-founder and CEO2014 — 2020
Citrix SystemsCTO, Cloud Platforms2011 — 2014Santa Clara, CA
Cloud.comFounder and CEO2008 — 2011Cupertino, CA
SEVEN Networks, Inc.Vice President, Engineering2005 — 2008
Openwave Systems Inc.Director, Software Engineering2001 — 2005
TerosFounder, CTO2000 — 2001
Sun Microsystems Inc.Staff Engineer1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Cloud Computing99Software Development50Open Source42Software Engineering66Scalability57Mobile Devices52Enterprise Architecture34System Architecture31Mobile Applications26Product Management25Agile Methodologies18Big Data10

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Go-to-market StrategyHigh AvailabilityStorageWeb ServicesScrumArchitectureSoftware DesignWeb ApplicationsFirewallsSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLinux

Languages Chinese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sheng Liang?: Founder at Rancher
Where does Sheng Liang work?: Sheng Liang is CEO of Obot and Founder at Rancher.
What companies did Sheng Liang found?: Sheng Liang founded Obot, Rancher.
Where did Sheng Liang go to school?: Sheng Liang studied at Yale University (Ph.D., Computer Science); University of Science and Technology of China (B.S., Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Yale University mafia373

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCam Ben SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2 Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6 Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4 Donald IngberM. Phil.Founded Unravel Biosciences +3 Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2

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University of Science and Technology of China mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Wei LiB.SFounded Quantxbio +1 Liang SchweizerB.S.Founded Harbour BioMed +1 Jiang HeBachelor's DegreeFounded Vizgen +1 Pan MaoBachelor's degreeFounded Newomics +1 Chengjun YuanMaster’s DegreeFounded Suger Milan ShenBachelor’s DegreeFounded Centauri AI

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Rancher mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shannon WilliamsCo-Founder, President and CROFounded Obot Craig JellickSenior Manager, EngineeringFounded Obot

Obot mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shannon WilliamsPresidentFounded Rancher

Same school

Also attended Yale University1,072

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Michael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y Combinator Ben SilbermannCo-founder of Pinterest Zheela QaiserInvestor at Index Ventures Anthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended University of Science and Technology of China39

Prof. Shanhui FanInvestor at G Vision Capital Jeff LinPartner at iGlobe Partners Raymond FengTechnical Partner at Faction Hui TianPartner at The Column Group Lei ZhangInvestor at Walnut Venture Associates Weikeng ChenResearch Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)

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Shared employers

Also worked at SUSE10

Richard SeibtVenture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS Trent SchweizerAnalyst at Accel-KKR Shannon WilliamsPresident at Obot Craig JellickFounder at Obot Charlie KeyCEO at Losant Pavol RusnakFounder at Tropic Square

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Also worked at Citrix Systems87

ParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC Tommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global Llp Mick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Divya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi Ventures Nat KunesExecutive-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners Ken KimGeneral Partner at Asia2G Capital

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Also worked at SEVEN Networks, Inc.5

Tamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures Amanda TerryCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ACTAI Ventures Renzo GiaveriniOperation Manager at Manutara Ventures David PurónFounder at Barbara IOT Scott BurkeChief Technology Officer at Verily

Also worked at Openwave Systems Inc.20

Kevin ThauInvestor at Spark Capital Satish DharmarajManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Tamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures Mike MulicaOperating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners Rob FleischmanOperating Partner at Safar Partners Domenico NesciPartner at LVenture Group

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