Sunil James
InvestorPartner at Tech Equity
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Sunil James is a Partner at Techquity and a product leader with experience in enterprise software and hardware development across security, networking, cloud, and AI domains. He founded Scytale, an enterprise security startup acquired by HPE, where he subsequently led global engineering teams. Earlier, James served as founding product manager for AWS VPC and AWS Direct Connect, and contributed to the development of Google Cloud's core networking infrastructure.
Experience
- TechquityPartnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsStrategic Advisor & Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Career BreakHealth and well-being2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseVice President of Software Engineering2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseVice President, Product & Engineering2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSenior Director, Product & Engineering2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Scytale.ioChief Executive Officer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Management Lead: Cloud Platform2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Amazon Web ServicesSenior Product Manager2008 — 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- MANDIANT Corp.Director, Product Management2007 — 2008Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Arbor Networks Inc.Product Manager2005 — 2007Ann Arbor
- VERISIGNDirector (iDefense Division)2000 — 2005Washington D.C. Metro Area
Education
- Stony Brook UniversityBS/BA, Computer Science / Political Science1995 — 1999
Skills & more
EngineeringCustomer AcquisitionExecutive ManagementEarly-Stage StartupsCompetitive Analysis60Go-to-market Strategy85Product Management99Cloud Computing99Product Marketing68Business Alliances27
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sunil James work?
- Sunil James is Partner at Tech Equity.
- What check size does Sunil James write?
- Sunil James typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
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