A veteran team at the intersection of networking, distributed systems, and AI
The networking industry was built for a different era. Aria Networks was built for this one. Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Palo Alto, Aria Networks is building the networking company for the AI era.
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Our Beliefs
At Aria, we believe that great companies are built on a clear mission and the culture to match. We are here because we see a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine networking for the AI era, and we take that responsibility seriously, both to the industry and to the customers who trust us with their most critical infrastructure.
Built by a team of engineers from Arista, Juniper, Meta, Google, Apstra, Cisco, Pure Storage, Ghost (self-driving software).
Mansour
Karam
With 25+ years of experience in networking, Mansour founded and served as CEO of Apstra, a Intent-Based Networking company. Later, he held the role of GVP of Products for the Data Center division at Juniper Networks. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Subhachandra
Chandra
Over 20 years of experience as an engineering leader, spanning industries of networking, biotech, and self-driving vehicle startups. He served as Director of Software Engineering at Arista, bringing deep technical expertise backed by a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Stefan
Dyckerhoff
Stefan serves as a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. With 25+ years of operational and investment experience in infrastructure and networking, he brings deep integrated knowledge about the industry. He previously worked in roles at Astera Labs, Enfabrica, Juniper, and Cisco.
Gavin
Baker
Gavin is the founder and CIO of Atreides Management, a technology-focused investment firm. With extensive experience in public and private technology investing, he previously served as a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, where he managed several major funds. He brings deep expertise in technology markets and growth-stage company strategy.