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Shirish Sathaye

InvestorFounder

Partner at Cervin · Board director at Aviatrix

Palo Alto, California

Writes $200K – $2M checks · typically $700K

FoundedAviatrix

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Aviatrix

Intro paths

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In turn, Shirish can intro founders to Aviatrix's investors below.

Aviatrix's investors · 6

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2019CervinPalo Alto · $250K – $6M checks · since 2019CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2019Monta Vista CapitalMountain View · since 2019TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Aviatrix

SW
Sherry WeiFounder
SMSteve Mullaney
Steve MullaneyCEO
DM
Doug M.

Experience

  1. CervinGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Formation 8General Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. PrivaceraBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. Airgap Networks Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  5. CelonaBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentCupertino, CA
  6. CazenaBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentWaltham, MA
  7. Aviatrix SystemBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
  8. Cape Analytics, IncMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
  9. Nyansa, IncBoard Director2014 — 2020
  10. Kumu NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2014Mountain View, CA
  11. Vectra Networks, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2011 — 2014San Jose, CA
  12. DB NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2013
  13. ParStreamMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2013
  14. NutanixMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
  15. Big Switch NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
  16. BidgelyMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013
  17. Khosla VenturesGeneral Partner2010 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
  18. Panzura, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2008 — 2013
  19. Grandis, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2005 — 2011
  20. Aruba NetworksMember of the Board of Directors2002 — 2010

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD, Electrical and Computer Engg1990 — 1993
  2. Virginia TechMSEE, Electrical Engineering1984 — 1986
  3. Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), VaranasiB.Tech, Electronics Engineering1979 — 1984

Skills & more

Strategy19Start-ups80Cloud Computing85Go-to-market Strategy53Product Management48Enterprise Software38Wireless Networking10Product Marketing7SaaS41Networking23Security3Venture Capital29
+9 moreStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipWirelessCross-functional Team LeadershipIntegrationNetwork ArchitectureBusiness DevelopmentWireless TechnologiesSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Languages Marathi

From Shirish's professional profile.

Deals · 1

AviatrixBoard seat

via Cervin · filed Nov 2019 · $46M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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

Network1

Daniel Karp
Partner at Cervin Ventures

Investors connected to Shirish in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Shirish Sathaye work?
Shirish Sathaye is Partner at Cervin and Founder 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 companies did Shirish Sathaye found?
Shirish Sathaye founded Aviatrix.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University383

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 377 more

Also attended Virginia Tech99

Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsSamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI EquityMichelle KincaidVP, Marketing & Platforms at Ballistic Ventures

+ 93 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi19

Saurabh LahotiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesMohan KumarInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesDilip JamesSenior Advisor at Elevar EquityHarpinder SinghPartner at Innovation EndeavorsShankar ChandranPartner at Walden CatalystRajendra KetkarPrincipal Consultant, RDK Global Consulting LLC at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

+ 13 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Privacera3

Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesJulian MarcuVice President at Insight PartnersShyam MaddaliFounder at Coris

Also worked at Vectra Networks, Inc.10

Bruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVKen ElefantPartner at Sorenson VenturesMarty RoeschFounder, Sourcefire at Decibel PartnersPreeti RathiGeneral Partner at Icon VenturesKevin DillonManaging Partner at Atlantic Bridge Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at Solidcore Systems2

Abhishek MohanManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersRahul Roy-ChowdhuryAdvisor at Alexia Ventures

Also worked at Alteon Websystems1

Suresh BatchuFounder at MobileIron