# Ali Kutay

> Ali Kutay is the founder, chairman and CEO of Striim, a Palo Alto streaming data integration company. A serial enterprise-software entrepreneur, he previously led GoldenGate Software (acquired by Oracle) and WebLogic (merged with BEA, acquired by Oracle), and ran Carnegie Mellon spin-out Formtek under Lockheed for seven years.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman & CEO at Striim
- **Organizations:** Striim, GoldenGate Software, AltoWeb, WebLogic, Formtek, Lockheed Martin, UberCloud
- **Nationality:** Turkish-American
- **Education:** Undergraduate and Master's degrees, Middle East Technical University, PhD coursework, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Took GoldenGate Software to Oracle acquisition, Led WebLogic through merger with BEA Systems (Oracle acquired BEA in 2008), Ran Formtek as Lockheed Martin business unit for 7 years

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Joins Formtek (Carnegie Mellon spin-out) as President and CEO
- **1989** — Formtek acquired by Lockheed Corporation; continues as CEO under Lockheed Martin for 7 years
- **Late 1990s** — Angel investor, President and CEO of WebLogic, Inc.
- **1998** — WebLogic merges with BEA Systems
- **2000s** — Chairman and CEO of AltoWeb, Inc.
- **2004** — Becomes Chairman and CEO of GoldenGate Software
- **2009** — Oracle acquires GoldenGate Software
- **2012** — Joins Striim (then WebAction); becomes Chairman, President & CEO in 2014
- **2021** — Closes $50M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity

## Achievements

- Took GoldenGate Software to Oracle acquisition
- Led WebLogic through merger with BEA Systems (Oracle acquired BEA in 2008)
- Ran Formtek as Lockheed Martin business unit for 7 years
- Raised $140.5M total funding for Striim, including $50M Series C from Goldman Sachs Growth (2021)
- Built Striim with core team from GoldenGate

## Latest updates

- **2021-03** — Announced $50M Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, with Bob Kelly joining the board
- **2022-01** — Launched Striim Cloud, a unified real-time data streaming and integration SaaS

## Links

- Website: https://www.striim.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-kutay-88002112/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/striimteam
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Striim/

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Last updated: 2026-05-15