Venky Ganesan
Chairman at Gild, Inc.
Profile
Venkataraman Vishnam Ganesan founded Yellcast, Inc. and Trigo Technologies, Inc., where he worked as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Ganesan also currently works at Gild, Inc., as Chairman from 2014, Unravel Data Systems, Inc., as Director, Amobee, Inc., as Director, and various other companies.
Mr. Ganesan also formerly worked at National Venture Capital Association, as Chairman from 2016 to 2017, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2015 to 2022, Netli, Inc., as Director, and various other companies.
Mr. Ganesan received his undergraduate degree in 1994 from The Reed Institute and undergraduate degree in 1996 from California Institute of Technology.
Venky Ganesan active positions
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Amobee, Inc.
Amobee, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Amobee, Inc. operates as a marketing technology company. It provides data driven cross channel digital advertising solutions for agencies, brands, and publishers. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA. | Director/Board Member | 13/05/2011 |
Gild, Inc.
Gild, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gild, Inc. provides technology that bringing meritocracy to HR with its innovative recruiting solutions. Its platform is used for automatic interview scheduling and one-click video interviewing. The company was founded by Luca Bonmassar and Sheeroy Desai in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chairman | 01/04/2014 |
Menlo Ventures Management LP
Menlo Ventures Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Menlo Ventures Management LP (Menlo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by DuBose Montgomery. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2013 |
Rev.com, Inc.
Rev.com, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rev.com, Inc. provides online audio, video transcription and document translation services. It also provides marketplace that works with selected freelancers to deliver services to businesses. The company was founded by David Abrameto, Jason M. Chicola, Josh Breinlinger and Paul Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
BitSight Technologies, Inc.
BitSight Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BitSight Technologies, Inc. offers data analytics and security software. It offers vendor risk management, bench marking, cyber insurance, mergers and acquisitions, enterprise vendor discovery, and national cyber security solutions. The firm's products include BitSight security ratings, discover and sovereign security ratings. The company was founded by Nagarjuna Venna and Stephen Boyer in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2013 |
A Place for Rover, Inc.
A Place for Rover, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services A Place for Rover, Inc. provides an online marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters in cities across the United States. Its services include dog boarding, house sitting, drop-in-visits, doggy day care, and dog walking. The company was founded by Greg Gottesman and Philip Kimmey in 2011 and is headquartered in Olympia, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Machine Zone, Inc.
Machine Zone, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Machine Zone, Inc. develops games and applications for mobile and social-networking platforms. It focuses on creating free-to-play mobile social games. The company was founded by Michael Sherril, Halbert Nakagawa, and Gabriel Leydon in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/03/2014 |
OverOps, Inc.
OverOps, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OverOps, Inc. provides cloud computing services. It offers an online debugging solution that comes in lite, pro, and enterprise plans. The firm also develops scala programming and language scripts. The company was founded by Tal Weiss, Iris Shoor, Chen Harel, Dor Levi, and Niv Steingarten in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2013 |
UpCounsel, Inc.
UpCounsel, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services UpCounsel, Inc. operates as a holding company, which provides a marketplace of attorneys to help small businesses and startups find legal help without hiring a full-service law firm. It works by matching customers with attorneys based on the type of legal help needed, as well as the specialties of the lawyers available. the firm's practice areas include business formation, commercial contracts, employment and labor, immigrations, lawsuits and siputes, non-profit, real estate, trademark and copyright, business operation, debt and bankruptcy, financing, landlord and tenant, leagl research and writing, patents, and tax. UpCounsel was founded by Matthew Faustman, Mason Blake and Touraj Parang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2015 |
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Training of Venky Ganesan
The Reed Institute | Undergraduate Degree |
California Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 4 |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | Communications |
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Technology Services |
REDFIN CORPORATION | Finance |
Private companies | 45 |
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Netli, Inc.
Netli, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Netli, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure services. Its products include netlilightning, netlioffload, netliview, and netlicontinuity. The company was founded in 1999 by Adam J. Grove & Michael Kharitonov and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA | Technology Services |
Exeros, Inc.
Exeros, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Exeros, Inc. provides automated data relationship discovery software services. Its services include data consistency & quality, master data management, data lineage, sensitive data discovery, and ETL & data migration services. The company's customers include financial institutions such as investment banks, credit card issuers, and insurance & financial management firms. Exeros was founded by Gorelik Alex and Gupta Oiyush in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA | Technology Services |
oDesk Corp.
oDesk Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services oDesk Corp. develops and manages an online job marketplace. It offers recruitment and job placement services for website developers, software programmers, graphic designers, writers, customer service representatives, and virtual assistants. The firm offers enterprise solutions, payroll services, and health benefits. The company was founded by Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Plaxo, Inc.
Plaxo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Plaxo, Inc. operates as a cloud-based online address book that synchronizes, updates and unifies the user's contacts across multiple sources. The company was founded by Cameron T. Ring, Sean N. Parker and Todd J. Masonis in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
JAJAH, Inc.
JAJAH, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications JAJAH, Inc. provides voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) solutions. The company was founded by Daniel Mattes and Roman Scharf on December 21, 2006 is headquartered in Mountain View, CA | Communications |
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 |
BitYota, Inc.
BitYota, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BitYota, Inc. provided warehouse-as-a-service for big data analytics. The company was founded by Devesh Patel, Harmeek Singh Bedi and Soren Riise in September 2011 and was headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
Unravel Data Systems, Inc.
Unravel Data Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Unravel Data Systems, Inc. develops software and data operations. Its solutions include APM for Big Data, resource and cost optimization, and cloud migration. The company was founded by Kunal Agarwal and Shivnath Babu in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Nominum, Inc.
Nominum, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Nominum, Inc. provides web hosting services. It provides network-based solutions and applications powered by DNS and DHCP core engines. The company was founded by Paul Vixie, David R. Conrad and Paul V. Mockapetris in 1999 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
REV, Inc.
REV, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade REV, Inc. operates department stores. | Retail Trade |
Globespan Capital Management LLC
Globespan Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Globespan Capital Management LLC (Globespan Cap Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Barry J. Schiffman and Andy P. Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
StrongView Systems, Inc.
StrongView Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services StrongView Systems, Inc. provides cross-channel marketing software solutions. It offers automate email and cross-channel marketing, engaging mobile consumer, monetize customer social media marketing, seamless experience between email and web and coordinate display and email marketing products. The firm also provides strategy, creative, campaign, deliverability and implementation services. It has offices in Brisbane, New York, Redwood City and Slough. The company was founded by Frank Addante and Timothy McQuillen in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Trigo Technologies, Inc.
Trigo Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Trigo is the leading provider of Product Information Management software. Trigo Product Center is the first comprehensive Product Information Management solution that allows companies to manage, analyze and deliver comprehensive, relevant and unique product information via multiple channels across and beyond the enterprise, enabling key strategic initiatives such as Global Data Synchronization and RFID | Technology Services |
Menlo Ventures Management LP
Menlo Ventures Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Menlo Ventures Management LP (Menlo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by DuBose Montgomery. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd.
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Microsoft Corp. (India) Pvt Ltd. designs, manufactures and markets Microsoft software products. It offers Windows products, including Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer. It also offers server and tool products, such as Windows, SQL, and Exchange servers; Visual Studio, an integrated development environment to create applications for Windows, Android, and iOS, as well as Web applications and cloud services; Microsoft Azure that offers cloud computing platform and services; Windows I tune for mobile device and application management, and PC management from the cloud; and SharePoint, a team collaboration software tools. Microsoft was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. | Technology Services |
Icon Ventures LLC
Icon Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Icon Ventures LLC (Icon Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of JAFCO Group Co Ltd founded in 2003 by Joseph Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Agitar Software, Inc.
Agitar Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Agitar Software, Inc. develops testing technology that is designed to improve software quality and lower development costs. Its customers include Avaya, Bear Stearns, Cisco, EDS, Fujitsu, GE Healthcare, Honeywell, Northrop-Grumman, NTT Data, Siemens Medical and webMethods. Agitar Software was founded by Alberto Savoia and Roongko Doong in June 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
MarketLive, Inc.
MarketLive, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade MarketLive, Inc. provides eCommerce strategy solutions. It offers insightful analytics, retail customer relationship management, architecture, eMail marketing and commerce strategy services. The firm provides webinars, eBooks, strategies blog and performance indexes. The company was founded in 2005 by Ken Burke and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA. | Retail Trade |
National Venture Capital Association
National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Amobee, Inc.
Amobee, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Amobee, Inc. operates as a marketing technology company. It provides data driven cross channel digital advertising solutions for agencies, brands, and publishers. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA. | Technology Services |
GupShup Technology (India) Pvt Ltd.
GupShup Technology (India) Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GupShup Technology (India) Pvt Ltd. provides cloud messaging services. It serves Commerce, banking, transportation, hospitality, healthcare, educational and government institutions. The firm's products include SMS, voice call, email, USSD and Data. The Company was founded by Rakesh Mathur, Beerud Sheth, Bradley V. Husick, Viswanath Ramachandran, Milind R. Agarwal and Chirag Jain and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Commercial Services |
Machine Zone, Inc.
Machine Zone, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Machine Zone, Inc. develops games and applications for mobile and social-networking platforms. It focuses on creating free-to-play mobile social games. The company was founded by Michael Sherril, Halbert Nakagawa, and Gabriel Leydon in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Poshmark, Inc.
Poshmark, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Poshmark, Inc. is a social marketplace that combines the human connection of a physical shopping experience with the scale, reach, ease, and selection benefits of e-Commerce. The company was founded by Manish Chandra, Gautam Golwala, Chetan Pungaliya, and Tracy Sun in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Retail Trade |
A Place for Rover, Inc.
A Place for Rover, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services A Place for Rover, Inc. provides an online marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters in cities across the United States. Its services include dog boarding, house sitting, drop-in-visits, doggy day care, and dog walking. The company was founded by Greg Gottesman and Philip Kimmey in 2011 and is headquartered in Olympia, WA. | Technology Services |
Gild, Inc.
Gild, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gild, Inc. provides technology that bringing meritocracy to HR with its innovative recruiting solutions. Its platform is used for automatic interview scheduling and one-click video interviewing. The company was founded by Luca Bonmassar and Sheeroy Desai in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
UpCounsel, Inc.
UpCounsel, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services UpCounsel, Inc. operates as a holding company, which provides a marketplace of attorneys to help small businesses and startups find legal help without hiring a full-service law firm. It works by matching customers with attorneys based on the type of legal help needed, as well as the specialties of the lawyers available. the firm's practice areas include business formation, commercial contracts, employment and labor, immigrations, lawsuits and siputes, non-profit, real estate, trademark and copyright, business operation, debt and bankruptcy, financing, landlord and tenant, leagl research and writing, patents, and tax. UpCounsel was founded by Matthew Faustman, Mason Blake and Touraj Parang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
BitSight Technologies, Inc.
BitSight Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BitSight Technologies, Inc. offers data analytics and security software. It offers vendor risk management, bench marking, cyber insurance, mergers and acquisitions, enterprise vendor discovery, and national cyber security solutions. The firm's products include BitSight security ratings, discover and sovereign security ratings. The company was founded by Nagarjuna Venna and Stephen Boyer in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Rev.com, Inc.
Rev.com, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rev.com, Inc. provides online audio, video transcription and document translation services. It also provides marketplace that works with selected freelancers to deliver services to businesses. The company was founded by David Abrameto, Jason M. Chicola, Josh Breinlinger and Paul Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Breather Products, Inc.
Breather Products, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Breather Products, Inc. provides on-demand space for relaxation and other purposes in a network of rooms opened by phone. Its rooms can be used for activities such as brainstorming, strategy sessions, and product sprints. The company was founded by Julien Smith and Caterina Rizzi in August 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Technology Services |
OverOps, Inc.
OverOps, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OverOps, Inc. provides cloud computing services. It offers an online debugging solution that comes in lite, pro, and enterprise plans. The firm also develops scala programming and language scripts. The company was founded by Tal Weiss, Iris Shoor, Chen Harel, Dor Levi, and Niv Steingarten in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
AppDome, Inc.
AppDome, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AppDome, Inc. provides mobile application protection platform. It secures enterprise and consumer-facing apps from cyber threats, mobile fraud, and data theft. The firm?s security solutions used by the financial, healthcare and e-commerce companies to ensure productivity, compliance and security for consumers and employees. The company was founded by Avi Yehuda and Eitan Bauch in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Technology Services |
Handle, Inc.
Handle, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Handle, Inc. operates as a mobile software and cloud services company. It develops context-aware, and collaborative personal and business productivity tools to give people a handle on everything that matters, when it matters. The company was founded by Jonathan McCoy and Shawn Timothy Carolan in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Avi Networks, Inc.
Avi Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avi Networks, Inc. provides cloud application delivery platform. It delivers automated application services including load balancing, application analytics, predictive autoscaling, and security for on-premises or public cloud applications. The company was founded by Umesh Mahajan, Murali Basavaiah and Ranga Rajagopalan in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Waterline Data Science, Inc.
Waterline Data Science, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Waterline Data Science, Inc. engages in the provision of intelligent data cataloging solutions. It offers sensitive data discovery, self service analytics, metadata management, data lineage, data catalog basics, data rationalization, and data governance. The company was founded by Alexander Gorelik in December 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Dedrone Holdings, Inc
Dedrone Holdings, Inc Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Dedrone Holdings, Inc. develops identifier of unmanned flying objects. It offers a multi sensor drone detection system, drone tracker, drone software, and applications for drones. The company was founded by Joerg Lamprecht, Rene Seeber and Ingo Seebach in February 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Electronic Technology |
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MealPal, Inc.
MealPal, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MealPal, Inc. develops an application for a subscription meal services. It allows users to browse meals available at nearby restaurants, filter meals by cuisine and portion size, and preorder the night before or in the morning, choosing a time to pick up their lunch. The company was founded by Mary Biggins and Katie Ghelli in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
StackRox, Inc.
StackRox, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services StackRox, Inc. develops computer software. The firm's solutions include discover assets, protect cloud workloads and hunt for threats. The company was founded by Sameer Bhalotra and Ali Golshan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Dedrone GmbH
Dedrone GmbH Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Part of Dedrone Holdings, Inc, Dedrone GmbH is a German company that develops and manufactures multi-sensor systems for the detection of modern civilian drones. The private company is based in Kassel, Germany. The company was founded in 2014 by Ingo Seebach, Jörg Lamprecht, René Seeber. The CEO is Aaditya Devarakonda. | Electronic Technology |
Yellcast, Inc.
Yellcast, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Yellcast, Inc. engages in developing internet connection engine. The company was founded by Venkat Ganesan, Bill Foster & Richard Wright and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Technology Services |
Sonrai Security, Inc.
Sonrai Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sonrai Security, Inc. operates as a cloud based security company. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Fredericton, Canada. | Technology Services |
Strata Identity, Inc.
Strata Identity, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Strata Identity, Inc engages in the provision of distributed multi-cloud identity solutions to enterprises. Its products include identity fabric, discovery, and orchestrator and connector catalog. The company was founded by Eric Olden, Christopher Marie, and Carl Eric Leach and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Technology Services |
Rover Group, Inc.
Rover Group, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Rover Group, Inc. engages in the development and operation of an online marketplace for pet care that connects dog owners with local dog sitters. Its services include dog boarding, in-home pet sitting, doggy daycare, dog walking, drop-in visits, and grooming. The firm builds a platform and mobile app to enable pet parents to discover, book, pay, and review loving pet care providers online and eliminates many of the barriers of pet ownership. The company was founded by Aaron Patrick Easterly on June 16, 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Retail Trade |
Abnormal Security Corp.
Abnormal Security Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Abnormal Security Corp. engages in the development of a cloud email security platform. Its product and solutions include Microsoft Office365 and G Suite integration. The company was founded by Sanjay Jeyakumar and Evan Reiser in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
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