About Kanwal Rekhi
Kanwal was the first Indo-American Founder & CEO to take a venture-backed company public on the NASDAQ, co-founded and built TiE into the largest global network of Indian entrepreneurs, and co-founded Inventus where he applies his full energy and time building Inventus into a leading early stage venture franchise.
Kanwal came to the United States from India for graduate studies, advanced through the engineering ranks in a number of technology companies, and then co-founded Excelan in Silicon Valley to commercialize ethernet and TCP/IP – standards which became the basis of the Internet. He took Excelan public in 1987, becoming the first Indo-American Founder & CEO to list a venture-backed company on the NASDAQ.
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When I had a battlefield promotion to become the CEO at Excelan from VP of engineering in 1985, I had to metamorphose as a person. I was a…
I felt very good and confident about things as the 1985 drew to close. Company had established itself as a profitable venture with a very sharp market positioning.…
Although, picking TCP/IP proved to be the right decision ultimately, it was any thing but easy decision at the time. TCP/IP was seen as tainted protocol, developed by DARPA (…
NHK TV out of Japan followed me around the world in 2007. They produced a two part series. Here is the part two!
NHK TV out of Japan followed me around the world in 2007. They produced a two part series. Here is the part one !
Kanwal and Ann during Christmas of 1971 in California. Second Photo Ann’s brother Mark and Ann outside our Sunnyvale…