Gaurav Garg
Founder at Wing Venture Partners LP
Profile
Gaurav Garg is a Founding Partner of Wing.
Before Wing, he was a partner at Sequoia Capital from 2001-2012.
Gaurav was a founder and board member of two companies that achieved public listings – Redback Networks (Founded 1996, IPO 1999), and Ruckus Wireless (Founded 2002, IPO 2012).
He incubated and helped build FireEye (Founded 2004, IPO 2013) and Jasper (Founded 2004, Acquired 2016 for $1.5B) into significant businesses, serving on their boards for more than 10 years each.
He was an early stage investor and served on the boards of several successful companies such as MobileIron (Founded 2007, IPO 2014) and Shape Security (Founded 2012, Acquired 2020 for $1B), and Netscaler (Acquired 2005).
He also worked extensively with, and co-sponsored investments in Aruba (IPO 2007) and RingCentral (IPO 2013).
Gaurav founded Redback Networks, and served as a board member and Senior Vice President of Product Management.
Prior to Redback Networks, he held various engineering positions at SynOptics and Bay Networks.
Gaurav holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Computer Science, all from Washington University in St. Louis, where he serves on the Board of Trustees, and on the School of Engineering’s National Council.
Gaurav has been named to the Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors several times.
In 2014, he was named Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist of The Year at the Technology Fast 500 Awards.
Gaurav Garg active positions
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Instart Logic, Inc.
 Instart Logic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Instart Logic, Inc. develops cloud solutions fo web and mobile application performance. The company was founded by Manav Ratan Mital, Raghu Venkat, and Hariharan Kolam and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Wing Venture Partners LP | Founder | 2013-05-31 |
Wing Venture Management LLC
 Wing Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wing Venture Management LLC (Wing Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2011-01-31 |
Dtex Systems, Inc.
 Dtex Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dtex Systems, Inc. provides user analytics based security, visibility and cost saving solutions. It offers endpoint profiling and analytics for enterprises. The firm is configurable for both local and multinational organizations and this mature, hardened technology enables to deliver the visibility, transparency and security needed by global businesses to prevent internal threats without compromising user privacy. The company was founded by Mohan Koo in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cohesity, Inc.
 Cohesity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cohesity, Inc. provides data solution and services. It offers dataplatform, dataprotect and hyperconverged nodes. The firm?s services include data protection, cloud integration, file services, object storage, HP enterprise, pure storage integration, test/Dev, and analytics. The company was founded by Mohit Aron in June 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Chairman | - |
Palerra, Inc.
 Palerra, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Palerra, Inc. provides stealth cloud security. It enables organizations to protect business-critical cloud infrastructure and data with LORIC, the cloud security automation platform. Palerra LORIC is the first CASB to combine threat detection, predictive analytics, security configuration management and automated incident response and remediation into a single solution. The company was founded by Rohit Gupta and Ganesh Kirti on July 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
SlashNext, Inc.
 SlashNext, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services SlashNext, Inc. provides cyber security services against socially engineered attacks, malware, exploits and data theft. The firm specializes in detecting cyber attacks, malware detection, and cyber security. The company was founded by Atif Mushtaq in 2014 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Clear Labs, Inc.
 Clear Labs, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Clear Labs, Inc. provides services related to food quality. The firm offers clear view platform, GMO test and WGS test products. The company was founded by Sasan Amini and Mahni Ghorashi in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-11-30 |
Espressive, Inc.
 Espressive, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Espressive, Inc. operates as an AI for enterprise service management. It offers augmented reality, brand marketing and virtual assistance services. The company was founded by Pat R. Calhoun and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Gaurav Garg
| Washington University in St. Louis | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 23 |
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Bay Networks, Inc.
 Bay Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy | Technology Services |
SynOptics Communications, Inc.
 SynOptics Communications, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SynOptisc Communications, Inc. used to design, manufacture, market and supports diverse, high performance local area network systems in the United States. The company's products include was connectivity, internetworking and network management options for Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. The company was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA | Electronic Technology |
Redback Networks, Inc.
 Redback Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Redback Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and builds routers. It offers services like VoIP, IPTV, on-demand video, and online gaming. The firm's products enable carriers & service providers to deploy broadband Internet access. The company was founded is headquartered in Dover, DE. | Electronic Technology |
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
 Ruckus Wireless, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Ruckus Wireless, Inc. provides carrier-class, smart Wi-Fi products, technologies and competes in the global market for mobile Internet infrastructure solutions and enterprise wireless LAN systems. Its smart Wi-Fi solutions offers carrier-class enhanced reliability, consistent performance, extended range and massive scalability. The company was founded by William Kish, Selina Y. Lo and Victor Shtrom in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Mandiant, Inc.
 Mandiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mandiant, Inc. operates as an intelligence-led security company. The firm engages in intelligence-based cybersecurity solutions that allow organizations to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and remediate cyber attacks. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, EMEA, APAC, and Other. Its portfolio includes Mandiant Solutions, which include threat intelligence, security validation, and automated alert investigation integrated in the Mandiant Advantage platform, managed services, and professional services. The company was founded by Ashar Aziz on February 18, 2004, and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Jasper Technologies LLC
 Jasper Technologies LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Jasper Technologies LLC provides internet of thing services for connected devices, ranging from management and analytics to remote diagnostics and monitoring. The company was founded by Daniel Collins, Amit Gupta, and Jahangir Mohammed in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Communications |
Bubbly, Inc.
 Bubbly, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Bubbly, Inc. develops voice messaging and social communication solutions for mobile phones. Its product include Bubbly, which is a social messaging service where people share SMS and voice updates with friends, family, fans and followers and is like Twitter with a voice and brings social networking to mobile phones. The company was founded in 2003 by Sunil Coushik and Venu Sriperumal and is headquartered in Panchkula, India. | Communications |
Shape Security, Inc.
 Shape Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Shape Security, Inc. engages in the provision of website security solutions. The firm offers Shape Defense, Shape Enterprise Defense, BlackFish, API defense, and manual-attack defense. The company was founded by Derek Smith, Justin Call, and Sumit Agarwal in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
| Wing Venture Partners LP | Finance |
Sequoia Capital
 Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
NetScaler, Inc.
 NetScaler, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetScaler, Inc. provides networking systems and services. It offers specialized networking hardware for the secure and efficient distribution of applications across networks. Its clients include online content providers and e-commerce vendors. The company was founded in 1998 by Michel Susai and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
MobileIron, Inc.
 MobileIron, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MobileIron, Inc. engages in the development and provision of security platform solutions. Its products include MobileIron unified endpoint management, MobileIron access, and MobileIron threat defense. The company was founded by Suresh Batchu, Ajay Mishra, and Robert B. Tinker in July 2007 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT. | Technology Services |
Instart Logic, Inc.
Instart Logic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Instart Logic, Inc. develops cloud solutions fo web and mobile application performance. The company was founded by Manav Ratan Mital, Raghu Venkat, and Hariharan Kolam and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Wing Venture Management LLC
Wing Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wing Venture Management LLC (Wing Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Palerra, Inc.
Palerra, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Palerra, Inc. provides stealth cloud security. It enables organizations to protect business-critical cloud infrastructure and data with LORIC, the cloud security automation platform. Palerra LORIC is the first CASB to combine threat detection, predictive analytics, security configuration management and automated incident response and remediation into a single solution. The company was founded by Rohit Gupta and Ganesh Kirti on July 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Cohesity, Inc.
Cohesity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cohesity, Inc. provides data solution and services. It offers dataplatform, dataprotect and hyperconverged nodes. The firm?s services include data protection, cloud integration, file services, object storage, HP enterprise, pure storage integration, test/Dev, and analytics. The company was founded by Mohit Aron in June 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Clear Labs, Inc.
Clear Labs, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Clear Labs, Inc. provides services related to food quality. The firm offers clear view platform, GMO test and WGS test products. The company was founded by Sasan Amini and Mahni Ghorashi in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
SlashNext, Inc.
SlashNext, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services SlashNext, Inc. provides cyber security services against socially engineered attacks, malware, exploits and data theft. The firm specializes in detecting cyber attacks, malware detection, and cyber security. The company was founded by Atif Mushtaq in 2014 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Technology Services |
Espressive, Inc.
Espressive, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Espressive, Inc. operates as an AI for enterprise service management. It offers augmented reality, brand marketing and virtual assistance services. The company was founded by Pat R. Calhoun and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Findem, Inc. (California)
 Findem, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Findem, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) driven people intelligence platform. Its product enables clients to track the talent attributes that matter to their business goals. The company was founded by Hariharan Kolam and Raghu Venkat and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
BedRock Systems, Inc.
 BedRock Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BedRock Systems, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based computing platform. It serves the government, critical infrastructure, automotive, and telecommunication industries. The company was founded by Osman Ismael, Alexander Damisch, and Udo Steinberg and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
FireEye, Inc. (Virginia)
 FireEye, Inc. (Virginia) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services FireEye, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Reston, VA. FireEye specializes in living security that learns and adapts using machine learning and AI to help secops teams stay ahead of potential attacks. The CEO of the private company is Bryan Palma. | Technology Services |
Dtex Systems, Inc.
Dtex Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dtex Systems, Inc. provides user analytics based security, visibility and cost saving solutions. It offers endpoint profiling and analytics for enterprises. The firm is configurable for both local and multinational organizations and this mature, hardened technology enables to deliver the visibility, transparency and security needed by global businesses to prevent internal threats without compromising user privacy. The company was founded by Mohan Koo in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
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