# Narayanan Ram

> Narayanan Ram is the co-founder and CEO of PurpleTeal in Fremont, California. He previously founded video-software company SeeItFirst, which developed interactive streaming tools, attracted institutional investors and was acquired by the UB Group in 2001. His earlier career included video-telecom engineering and leadership roles at Cirrus Logic.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at PurpleTeal
- **Organizations:** PurpleTeal, SeeItFirst, Cirrus Logic
- **Education:** M.S. in Electrical Engineering
- **Known for:** Founded SeeItFirst and launched its first product in 1998., His company biography credits him with patented interactive frame-based video-streaming technology., SeeItFirst recorded more than 100 implementations across the United States, Japan and India, according to his company biography.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1996** — Worked at Cirrus Logic, helping deliver its first video-conferencing chip and progressing to director of video telecom products.
- **1997** — Founded SeeItFirst, according to his official company biography.
- **1998** — Launched SeeItFirst’s first product.
- **1999** — Publicly presented SeeItFirst’s streaming-video frame capture and licensing proposition.
- **2001** — SeeItFirst was acquired by the UB Group; Ram continued as CEO.
- **2004** — His CEO tenure at SeeItFirst concluded.
- **2006** — PurpleTeal’s US founding year, as reported by StartupTalky; Ram co-founded it with Anand Subra.
- **2021** — PurpleTeal announced an app distribution partnership with Mondia.

## Achievements

- Founded SeeItFirst and launched its first product in 1998.
- His company biography credits him with patented interactive frame-based video-streaming technology.
- SeeItFirst recorded more than 100 implementations across the United States, Japan and India, according to his company biography.
- Raised SeeItFirst capital from NBC/GE, MKS Ventures and Deutsche Bank, according to his company biography.
- Led SeeItFirst through acquisition and continued as CEO until 2004.

## Links

- Website: https://www.purpleteal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/narayanan-ram-1212211/

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