# Anshu Agarwal

> Anshu Agarwal is a General Partner at Converge, the Cambridge-based B2B tech venture firm, where she opened the firm's Silicon Valley office in 2023. A five-time operator with four enterprise-software exits to Akamai, Juniper, HP and Citrix, she co-founded and ran serverless pioneer Nimbella through its 2021 acquisition by DigitalOcean before crossing the table to back the next generation of B2B founders.

- **Role:** General Partner at Converge
- **Organizations:** Converge, Nimbella (co-founder/CEO, acquired by DigitalOcean), DigitalOcean (former VP/GM Serverless & Kubernetes), Cedexis (acquired by Citrix), ConteXtream (acquired by HP), Ankeena Networks (acquired by Juniper), Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai), IIT Bay Area Association (board), OpenDaylight Project, Linux Foundation (former board)
- **Education:** B.E., Electronics & Communications, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, M.S., Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Five-time enterprise-software operator with four exits to Akamai, Juniper, HP and Citrix, Co-founder and CEO of Nimbella, a serverless-computing pioneer acquired by DigitalOcean in 2021, Ran DigitalOcean's Serverless & Kubernetes business across 600,000+ customers post-acquisition

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Early executive at Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai, 2005)
- **2005-2010** — Roles at Akamai post-acquisition; then Ankeena (acquired by Juniper, 2010)
- **2010-2015** — ConteXtream leadership through acquisition by HP (2015)
- **2015-2018** — Cedexis through acquisition by Citrix (2018)
- **2018-2021** — Co-founded Nimbella; led as CEO from ideation to exit
- **2021** — Nimbella acquired by DigitalOcean; becomes VP & GM, Serverless & Kubernetes
- **2023-07** — Named General Partner at Converge to launch Silicon Valley presence

## Achievements

- Five-time enterprise-software operator with four exits to Akamai, Juniper, HP and Citrix
- Co-founder and CEO of Nimbella, a serverless-computing pioneer acquired by DigitalOcean in 2021
- Ran DigitalOcean's Serverless & Kubernetes business across 600,000+ customers post-acquisition
- Opened Converge's Silicon Valley office in 2023 as General Partner
- Board member, IIT Bay Area Association; past board, OpenDaylight Project (Linux Foundation)

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Announced as General Partner at Converge, launching the firm's Silicon Valley presence.

## Links

- Website: https://converge.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshuagarwal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ConvergeVC/

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