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Gaurav Manglik

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Smart Money Rating: 97 out of 100

Partner, WestWave Capital

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WestWave Capital
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Gaurav has been a key driver of innovation in the cloud computing industry. He co-founded CliQr Technologies in 2010 and served as its CEO until it was acquired by Cisco in 2016. At Cisco, Gaurav led cloud engineering for Cisco’s cloud and container initiatives and advised Cisco on related investments and acquisitions. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Gaurav holds several patents in the areas of distributed computing and automating infrastructure and applications management. Gaurav currently serves on the Board of Directors of Spectro Cloud, Zingly, Sonet and Fractl.

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He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.Source (opens in a new tab)

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