# V.K. Budhraja

> V.K. Budhraja, whose full name is publicly listed as Virendra Kumar Budhraja, is a telecommunications engineer, repeat founder and the longtime CEO of OpenClovis. After co-founding Fibex Systems and joining Cisco through its 1999 acquisition, he founded OpenClovis in 2002 and steered its carrier-grade infrastructure software toward an open-source model built around high availability, manageability and hardware-independent systems.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at OpenClovis
- **Organizations:** OpenClovis, Fibex Systems, Cisco Systems, Next Level Communications, DSC/Alcatel, Nortel Networks, Optilink
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Graduate degree, Stony Brook University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Fibex Systems, which Cisco agreed to acquire in 1999., Founded OpenClovis in 2002 and led its development of carrier-grade availability and management software., Helped move more than 500,000 lines of OpenClovis platform code into an open-source GPL project in 2006.

## Career timeline

- **1990-1994** — Held a senior systems/software management role at DSC/Alcatel.
- **1994-1997** — Worked as a system director at Next Level Communications.
- **1996** — Filed a patent application with colleagues for managing fiber-to-the-curb network elements; the patent was granted in 1999.
- **1997** — Co-founded Fibex Systems and served as founding co-CTO and senior vice president.
- **1999** — Cisco announced its acquisition of Fibex Systems; Budhraja and the company’s roughly 100 employees joined Cisco’s DSL business.
- **2002** — Founded Clovis Solutions, later renamed OpenClovis, and began serving as president and CEO.
- **2005** — OpenClovis raised an $11 million Series B; AT&T also announced an equity investment that year.
- **2006** — Clovis Solutions became OpenClovis and released more than 500,000 lines of its carrier-grade platform code under the GPL.
- **2006** — OpenClovis announced a licensing and resale agreement with Mercury Computer Systems for AdvancedTCA-based systems.
- **2025** — A California corporate-record aggregation listed OpenClovis Solutions, Inc. as active and Budhraja as CEO, CFO and secretary.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Fibex Systems, which Cisco agreed to acquire in 1999.
- Founded OpenClovis in 2002 and led its development of carrier-grade availability and management software.
- Helped move more than 500,000 lines of OpenClovis platform code into an open-source GPL project in 2006.
- Is named as an inventor on telecommunications patents covering fiber-to-the-curb network management and dynamic switching.
- Raised $75 million in venture capital for Fibex and secured a multiyear AT&T supply contract, as reported by OpenClovis.
- Led OpenClovis through an $11 million Series B round backed by Intel Capital, Walden International, Sevin Rosen Funds and American River Ventures.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — An aggregation of California Secretary of State records listed OpenClovis Solutions, Inc. as active, with Budhraja serving as CEO, CFO and secretary.

## Links

- Website: https://openclovis.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-k-budhraja-78191b3

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Last updated: 2026-08-18