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Javier SolterounlockedShirish: together at Carnegie Mellon University (1992–1993)
Shirish: together at Aviatrix
Shirish: together at Carnegie Mellon University
×2Shirish: together at Digital Equipment Corporation
About
Shirish Sathaye, senior operator who scaled Alteon to 800+ and led FORE Systems' engineering group to a multibillion-dollar exit, advises startups on scaling teams and right-sizing capital for cloud-era infrastructure.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Board director at Aviatrix
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Aviatrix's investors · 10
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2019CervinPalo Alto · $250K – $6M checks · since 2019CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2021Greenspring AssociatesPortland · since 2021Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2021Monta Vista CapitalMountain View · since 2019TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021TrueBridge Capital PartnersChapel Hill · since 2021
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Co-founders at Aviatrix
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Sherry WeiFounder
Experience
- CervinGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Formation 8General Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PrivaceraBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Airgap Networks Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- CelonaBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentCupertino, CA
- CazenaBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentWaltham, MA
- Aviatrix SystemBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- Cape Analytics, IncMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
- Nyansa, IncBoard Director2014 — 2020
- Kumu NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2014Mountain View, CA
- Vectra Networks, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2011 — 2014San Jose, CA
- DB NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2013
- ParStreamMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2013
- NutanixMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
- Big Switch NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
- BidgelyMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
- Khosla VenturesGeneral Partner2010 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
- Panzura, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2008 — 2013
- Grandis, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2005 — 2011
- Aruba NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2002 — 2010
- Tigo EnergyMember of the Board of Directors2008 — 2010
- Spidercloud WirelessMember of the Board of Directors2008 — 2010
- Matrix PartnersGeneral Partner2001 — 2010
- Rohati SystemsMember of the Board of Directors2007 — 2009
- Solidcore SystemsMember of the Board of Directors2004 — 2009
- Alteon WebsystemsVP Engineering1997 — 2001
- FORE SystemsProduct Group Director1994 — 1997
- Digital Equipment CorporationPrincipal Engineer1986 — 1994
Skills & more
Strategy19Start-ups80Cloud Computing85Go-to-market Strategy53Product Management48Enterprise Software38Wireless Networking10Product Marketing7SaaS41Networking23Security3Venture Capital29
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Strategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipWirelessCross-functional Team LeadershipIntegrationNetwork ArchitectureBusiness DevelopmentWireless TechnologiesSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Marathi
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Colleagues at Cervin
Courtney McKee
Vice President of Finance at Cervin Ventures
Daniel Karp
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Madison Steele
Operations Manager at Cervin
McKayla Nevins
Business Development Manager at Cervin
Neeraj Gupta
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Nilesh Maheshwari
Associate at Cervin Ventures
Preetish Nijhawan
Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin Ventures
Samir Shah
Venture Partner at Cervin Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shirish Sathaye?
- Shirish Sathaye, senior operator who scaled Alteon to 800+ and led FORE Systems' engineering group to a multibillion-dollar exit, advises startups on scaling teams and right-sizing capital for cloud-era infrastructure.
- Where does Shirish Sathaye work?
- Shirish Sathaye is Partner at Cervin and Board director at Aviatrix.
- What does Shirish Sathaye invest in?
- Shirish Sathaye invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Shirish Sathaye write?
- Shirish Sathaye typically writes checks of $200K – $2M.
- What boards does Shirish Sathaye sit on?
- Shirish Sathaye holds tracked board seats at Aviatrix.
- Where did Shirish Sathaye go to school?
- Shirish Sathaye studied at Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Electrical and Computer Engg); Virginia Tech (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (B.Tech, Electronics Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University632
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also attended Virginia Tech210
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi46
Saurabh LahotiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesMohan KumarInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesDilip JamesSenior Advisor at Elevar EquitySiddharth GuptaManaging Director at Samsung VenturesHarpinder SinghPartner at Innovation EndeavorsShankar ChandranPartner at Walden Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at Privacera5
Also worked at Vectra Networks, Inc.10
Bruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVKen ElefantPartner at Sorenson VenturesPreeti RathiGeneral Partner at Icon VenturesKevin DillonManaging Partner at Atlantic Bridge VenturesBrad GillespieManaging Partner at IA Ventures
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