Dharmesh Thakker

Dharmesh Thakker focuses on Cloud Infrastructure, Big Data and Embedded Software investments and led Intel’s investment in 10gen, DynamicOps (acquired by VMware), ElasticBox, Enlighted, and Guavus Analytics. He joined Intel Capital from Advanced Technology Ventures where he supported Enterprise Software and Cleantech investments, including Omneon Storage (Harmonic), Qumu (Rimage), Nuventix, and Actifio. Dharmesh brings strong entrepreneurial and operating experience in cloud software and SaaS to support his portfolio companies. At Keynote Systems (KEYN), he launched performance management solutions for many of the world’s leading video, mobile and web apps, and helped grow recurring SaaS revenue from 0 to $20mm in 2 years. He was also an early team member at InterNetwork (acquired by FinePoint) and Peakstone (acquired by Entrust) leading OEM and channel sales with HP, Exodus, and IBM. He received his MBA from Wharton and a BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He is on the Advisory Board for The University of Texas Commercialization Office as well as other industry groups including TiE Angels and VentureBeat.