# Dheeraj Pandey

> Dheeraj Pandey is the co-founder and CEO of DevRev, an AI-native CRM and support platform valued at $1.15 billion. A serial unicorn builder, he previously co-founded Nutanix in 2009 and led it as CEO through its 2016 Nasdaq IPO, scaling it to an $18+ billion enterprise. Born in Patna, Bihar, India, he arrived in the US in 1997 with $900 borrowed from education trusts, earned his MS at UT Austin, and spent over two decades building distributed systems before founding two generational companies. He sits on Adobe's board and has donated over $20 million to humanitarian causes, including a $10 million gift to UT Austin for personalized medicine research.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at DevRev
- **Organizations:** DevRev, Nutanix, Adobe (Board Member), Param Hansa Philanthropies
- **From:** Patna, Bihar, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.S. Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, M.S. Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Co-founded Nutanix in 2009 and scaled it to $18+ billion market cap at peak, Led Nutanix's Nasdaq IPO in September 2016, Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2015

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Arrived in the US with $900, enrolled at UT Austin for CS graduate studies
- **1999** — Joined Trilogy Software in Austin, Texas as a software developer
- **2002** — Joined Oracle Corporation as Senior Manager of Software Development, managing the storage engine group
- **2007** — Became VP of Engineering at Aster Data Systems, helping build the product and engineering team from scratch; also rejected by all top three business schools that year
- **2009** — Co-founded Nutanix with Ajeet Singh and Mohit Aron during the financial crisis
- **2016** — Led Nutanix's IPO on Nasdaq - one of the biggest tech IPOs of the year
- **2020** — Stepped down as Nutanix CEO, co-founded DevRev with Manoj Agarwal
- **2022** — Donated $10 million to University of Texas at Austin for personalized medicine research
- **2024** — DevRev raises $100.8M Series A at $1.15B valuation - joins the AI unicorn club
- **2026** — DevRev expands 'Computer' AI agent platform globally, scaling to EMEA and India

## Achievements

- Co-founded Nutanix in 2009 and scaled it to $18+ billion market cap at peak
- Led Nutanix's Nasdaq IPO in September 2016
- Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2015
- Co-founded DevRev in 2020, achieving unicorn status ($1.15B valuation) in 2024
- Created more than 1,000 millionaires through Nutanix's IPO and growth
- Donated over $20 million to humanitarian causes
- $10 million gift to UT Austin for personalized medicine development
- Named IIT Kanpur's Best All-Rounder among all graduating students across all disciplines (1997)
- Board Member at Adobe
- DevRev's 'Computer' platform expanding across enterprise AI globally in 2026

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — DevRev debuts 'Computer' AI agent platform in Netherlands at Leadership Circle event, as EMEA expansion accelerates
- **2026-03** — DevRev expands its Computer platform in India, moving enterprise AI from pilots to production
- **2026-02** — DevRev adds shared memory, desktop app, Agent Studio, and multiplayer collaboration to Computer AI platform
- **2025-04** — Dheeraj Pandey speaks at YourStory event on AI integration as the real enterprise disruption
- **2024-08** — DevRev raises $100.8M Series A led by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield at $1.15B valuation - joins AI unicorn club

## Links

- Website: https://devrev.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpandey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dheeraj_pandey
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/devrev/

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Last updated: 2026-05-26