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Kumar Ganapathy is the founder of Virident Systems, Inc. (founded in 2006), VxTel, Inc. (founded in 1999), Akridata, Inc. (founded in 2018), and 3i Partners (founded in 2020) where he is currently a Managing Partner.
He is also a Board Member at Upaya Social Ventures since 2023.
Dr. Ganapathy's former positions included Chief Business Officer at Virident Systems, Inc. (2013-2014), Chief Executive Officer at Akridata, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Ampool, Inc., Executive Chairman at PrimaryIO, Inc., Executive-in-Residence at Artiman Management LLC, Chief Technology Officer at Intel Communications Group, and Industry Partner at Ariva Partners.
Dr. Ganapathy holds a doctorate from the University of Illinois, an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and a graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (conferred in 1989).
Kumar Ganapathy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
3i Partners
 3i Partners Investment ManagersFinance 3i Partners (3i Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Kumar Ganapathy. 3i Partners is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Founder | 31/05/2020 |
Upaya Social Ventures
 Upaya Social Ventures Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Upaya Social Ventures builds the businesses that will create jobs and improve the quality of life for the ultra poor. It providing startup enterprises with technical assistance and financial resources through its business incubator, and consulting with established companies on innovative projects targeting deeply impoverished communities. The company was founded by Sriram Gutta, Steve Schwartz and Sachi Shenoy in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2022 |
Former positions of Kumar Ganapathy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Artiman Management LLC
 Artiman Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Artiman Management LLC (Artiman Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Amit Dilip Shah. The firm is headquartered in East Palo Alto, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/05/2007 |
AkriData, Inc.
 AkriData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AkriData, Inc. develops artificial intelligence data pipelines. It offers edge-to-cloud AI data filtering and analytics services. The company is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Ampool, Inc.
 Ampool, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ampool, Inc. develops an in-memory computing platform. Its product Ampool Enterprise platform accelerates performance analytics while combining streaming and historical data. The company was founded by Milind Bhandarkar in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
VxTel, Inc.
 VxTel, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology VxTel, Inc. engages in the development of voice over packet (VoP) products that delivers voice and data communications over next-generation networks. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy and Anurag Bist in 1999 and is headquartered in DE. | Founder | - |
PrimaryIO, Inc.
 PrimaryIO, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PrimaryIO, Inc. develops software solutions to dramatically increase application performance. The firm offers Application Performance Acceleration (APA) technology to deploy policy based acceleration profiles based on important application components to deliver maximum I/O performance. The company was founded by Lorenzo Salhi, John Groff and Murali Nagaraj in 2012 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Chairman | - |
Training of Kumar Ganapathy
| University of Illinois | Doctorate Degree |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Virident Systems, Inc.
 Virident Systems, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Virident Systems, Inc. developed flash-based storage class memory solutions. It offered solid state disks for data-intensive workloads, such as databases, business analytics, simulation, visualization, and computing applications. The firms products included FlashMAX II and Virident vFAS. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy, Rajesh Parekh and Vijay Karamcheti in 2006 and was headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
VxTel, Inc.
VxTel, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology VxTel, Inc. engages in the development of voice over packet (VoP) products that delivers voice and data communications over next-generation networks. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy and Anurag Bist in 1999 and is headquartered in DE. | Electronic Technology |
Artiman Management LLC
Artiman Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Artiman Management LLC (Artiman Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Amit Dilip Shah. The firm is headquartered in East Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
| Intel Communications Group | |
Ariva Partners
 Ariva Partners Investment ManagersFinance Ariva Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Simon and Ajit S. Shah. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley. | Finance |
Upaya Social Ventures
Upaya Social Ventures Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Upaya Social Ventures builds the businesses that will create jobs and improve the quality of life for the ultra poor. It providing startup enterprises with technical assistance and financial resources through its business incubator, and consulting with established companies on innovative projects targeting deeply impoverished communities. The company was founded by Sriram Gutta, Steve Schwartz and Sachi Shenoy in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
Ampool, Inc.
Ampool, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ampool, Inc. develops an in-memory computing platform. Its product Ampool Enterprise platform accelerates performance analytics while combining streaming and historical data. The company was founded by Milind Bhandarkar in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
PrimaryIO, Inc.
PrimaryIO, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PrimaryIO, Inc. develops software solutions to dramatically increase application performance. The firm offers Application Performance Acceleration (APA) technology to deploy policy based acceleration profiles based on important application components to deliver maximum I/O performance. The company was founded by Lorenzo Salhi, John Groff and Murali Nagaraj in 2012 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Technology Services |
AkriData, Inc.
AkriData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AkriData, Inc. develops artificial intelligence data pipelines. It offers edge-to-cloud AI data filtering and analytics services. The company is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
3i Partners
3i Partners Investment ManagersFinance 3i Partners (3i Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Kumar Ganapathy. 3i Partners is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Finance |
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