Where does Venki Ayalur work?

Venki Ayalur is CTO & Co-founder of Blendid.

Where did Venki Ayalur go to school?

Venki Ayalur studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, General management); Northern Illinois University (MS, Computer Science); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (M.Sc (Tech), Engineering Technology).

Venki Ayalur

Founder

CTO & Co-founder at Blendid

Cupertino, California, United States

FoundedBlendid

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Blendid's investors · 5

Array Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checks Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks Green Cow Venture CapitalSan Francisco Partech VenturesParis · $200K – $50M checks Think+ Ventures Management, LlcPalo Alto · $200K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Blendid

Vipin JainCEO & Co-founder

Vijay DoddVP Engineering & Co-founder

Experience

BlendidFounder, President & CTOcurrent2016 — presentSunnyvale
Barnes and Noble - NookSenior Director2014 — 2015Santa Clara
Barnes & NobleDirector - Engineering2011 — 2014
Motorola MobilityDirector - Engineering2011
MotorolaSenior Engineering Manager2005 — 2011
MotorolaEngineering Manager1997 — 2005
Interim TechnologySoftware Engineer1995 — 1997

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AndroidWAPWirelessEmbedded SystemsMobile CommunicationsGSM

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Venki Ayalur?: CTO & Co-founder at Blendid
Where does Venki Ayalur work?: Venki Ayalur is CTO & Co-founder of Blendid.
What companies did Venki Ayalur found?: Venki Ayalur founded Blendid.
Where did Venki Ayalur go to school?: Venki Ayalur studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, General management); Northern Illinois University (MS, Computer Science); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (M.Sc (Tech), Engineering Technology).

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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia318

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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani mafia172

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Krishna V.Master of Engineering (MEng)Founded Habitat +1 Paddy SrinivasanBSFounded Goto +1 Kiran GolluM.Sc.(Tech.)Founded Oodle +1 Rahul SinghB.E. (Hons.)Founded Datamonk +1 Saksham AggarwalBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Iterate AI +1 Arpit MohanB.E(Hons)Founded Appsmith +1

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Motorola mafia108

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Scott SobelDirector, Business DevelopmentFounded Valor +1 Jeff MerkelDirector, Market DevelopmentFounded Ladder Financial +1 John HewittSenior Director of Suppy ChainFounded Robertshaw +1 Craig RuppSenior Engineer - GSMFounded Sabanto +1 Barun KarDesign Manager and Technical Staff Engr.Founded Auradine +1 Dana LevinePrincipal EngineerFounded Instantq +1

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Northern Illinois University mafia38

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Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Kunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan Capital Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of Nubank Andy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel Capital David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America Fund Giuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures

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John McKearnSenior Advisor at RiverVest Venture Partners, focused on early-stage biotech Kristin BeachCFO at Theory Ventures Michael KilberryChief Product and Technology Officer at Red Cell Incubation Ivaldo BassoChief Operating Officer at Permanent Capital Ventures Diana NarváezPrincipal at Flourish Ventures Nicole WeldonDirector of Partnerships and Passport at Moderne Ventures

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Eric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Vik MehtaVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Yashwanth HemarajGeneral Partner at BGV Mike PalmerFounder/CEO at Unicornly Vipin JainCEO & Co-founder at Blendid Vijay DoddVP Engineering & Co-founder at Blendid

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Also worked at Barnes and Noble - Nook22

David GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution Ventures Julie BenzExecutive Assistant at Harbert Growth Partners Christina DavisManager, Events at Halcyon Michael YoonTechnology Operating Partner at RueOne Investments Joy MarcusCo-Founder, General Partner at The 98 Abbe SerphosOperating Partner and Head of Communications at Emerald Development Managers

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Also worked at Motorola Mobility211

Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton Partners Clint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES

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