aarna.ml

aarna.ml is an Nvidia and venture backed AI company building Cloud management software for GPU-as-a-service providers. We featured in Gartner's market guide for Cloud Management infrastructure for CSPs for 2024. Our customers are NCPs (Nvidia Cloud Partners), GPU-based CSP, and Sovereign AI.

Full cycle sales, business development and P/L ownership. Responsible for standing up inside sales and GTM teams (both in-house and agencies) for building out revenue and adoption of Aarna's products. Responsible for strategic partnerships with OEMs, Nvidia and other channel partners.

VP Sales and Business Development

Google

Returned to Google for a quota driven P/L ownership role to grow and win strategic accounts like Singtel, Globe, Foxconn, Line, TSCM among others. Crafted several firsts including a a multi-million dollar deals for 5G/MEC deployments.

Head of Business Development, Google Cloud APAC

SeedPlus

Traded hats to become a Partner at a $23M seed stage venture capital fund backed by Cisco, Accel, Singapore Government, IFC, Tata Communications, Jungle Ventures amongst other institutions. Investing in IoT, enterprise software infrastructure, hardware. Notable successes : Qopper (Acq: Parkour), CoveIoT (Acq: Boat), and Neuron Mobility ($50M+ Series A/B).

Partner

Created foundational bespoke partnerships making Google Wifi the largest selling mesh router in the US. Pursued moonshot 20% ideas like satellite caching for youtube.

Strategic Business Development Lead

Early Team of GPay, grew Android device distribution for GPay by >10x

Strategic Business Development Manager

Verizon

Conceptualized and developed product roadmap for Softcard JV, a pioneering NFC wallet supported by competing carriers. Softcard IP acquired by Google in 2015.

New Business Development 

AI/cloud leader with proven success in AI/ML infra sales & scaling Nvidia-powered solutions. Built Google Cloud APAC’s API, Low-code & 5G/Edge business. Now global VP of Sales and business development at Nvidia-backed aarna.ml, a GPU infra software company covered by Gartner in 2024. Deep experience with Fortune 500s (e.g., Samsung, Verizon Wireless, TSMC, Singtel, Foxconn, Bytedance, Line, Softbank. etc) & strong startup, digital native and VC networks across US and APAC. Ex-partner at a top APAC seed fund backed by Singapore Govt, Cisco, Fidelity, and Accel.

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