Where does Stefaan Vervaet work?

Stefaan Vervaet is Founder of Akave Computing Cloud Coordination and Co-Founder at Skymapper.

What companies did Stefaan Vervaet found?

Stefaan Vervaet founded Akave Computing Cloud Coordination, Skymapper.

Where did Stefaan Vervaet go to school?

Stefaan Vervaet studied at Ghent University (Master's degree, Master Science, Applied Information technology).

Stefaan Vervaet

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Co-Founder at Skymapper · Founder at Akave Computing Cloud Coordination

Puerto Rico

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Stefaan Vervaet is CEO of Akave.ai, a Web3 company, and founder of Skymapper.io. He has over 18 years of experience in product and marketing roles across B2B software and hardware, including distributed file and object storage systems, private cloud, and video security architectures. Vervaet previously held leadership positions at two early-stage startups that were acquired by Symantec/Veritas and Western Digital, and he led the LGBTQ+ business resource group at Western Digital.

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Skymapper's investors · 1

Ev3 Ventures LlcNew York · $500K – $3M checks

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Franck MarchisCo-Founder & CEO

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Big Brain HoldingsLos Angeles CVP NoLimitGrand Cayman · $250K – $3M checks No Limit Holdings (NLH)Grand Cayman · $250K – $3M checks

Co-founders at Akave Computing Cloud Coordination

Angelo SchalleyFounder

Daniel LeónFounder

Experience

AkaveCEO, Akave.aicurrent2024 — presentPuerto Rico
Skymapper.ioCo-founder Skymapper.iocurrent2024 — present
https://dsalliance.io/President of the Decentralized Storage Alliance - DePincurrent2023 — present
Protocol LabsHead of network growth2022 — 2024Puerto Rico
Protocol LabsEcosystem Lead for Storage Providers & Web22021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Western DigitalStefaan is Sr. Director Marketing & Product Management - Smart Video at Edge2019 — 2021
Western DigitalSr. Dir. Solutions & Product Marketing & Strategic Alliances2016 — 2019San Jose
Western DigitalSr. Dir. Product Marketing & Alliances2016 — 2019San jose
Western DigitalDirector Strategic Alliances2015 — 2016San Jose
AmpliDataDirector Sales Engineering & Operations2010 — 2015Milpitas, CA
VERITAS SoftwareSr. Technical Product Manager2008 — 2009
VERITAS SoftwarePrincipal Technical Product Manager2005 — 2008
former DataCenter Technologies - VeritasPresales engineer/Assistant Product Manager2002 — 2005

Skills & more

BlockchainEnterprise Software52Unix14SaaS32VMware15Solaris14Linux10Software as a Service (SaaS)5Computer Hardware5SaasStrategy12Analytical Skills

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CommunicationStorageDeduplicationVirtualizationStorage ManagementStorage VirtualizationCloud ComputingPre-salesDistributed SystemsStorage Area NetworksHigh AvailabilityProduct Management

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Who is Stefaan Vervaet?: Stefaan Vervaet is CEO of Akave.ai, a Web3 company, and founder of Skymapper.io. He has over 18 years of experience in product and marketing roles across B2B software and hardware, including distributed file and object storage systems, private cloud, and video security architectures. Vervaet previously held leadership positions at two early-stage startups that were acquired by Symantec/Veritas and Western Digital, and he led the LGBTQ+ business resource group at Western Digital.
Where does Stefaan Vervaet work?: Stefaan Vervaet is Founder of Akave Computing Cloud Coordination and Co-Founder at Skymapper.
What companies did Stefaan Vervaet found?: Stefaan Vervaet founded Akave Computing Cloud Coordination, Skymapper.
Where did Stefaan Vervaet go to school?: Stefaan Vervaet studied at Ghent University (Master's degree, Master Science, Applied Information technology).

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