# Sachin Gandhi

> Sachin Gandhi is the co-founder, CEO and a board member of Retym, a semiconductor startup developing programmable coherent digital signal processors for cloud and AI connectivity. His career spans engineering at Cisco and Marvell, co-founding Xpliant and dryv.io, and switch-platform marketing at Cavium. Retym, founded with Roni El-Bahar in 2021, announced more than $180 million in total funding when it emerged from stealth in March 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Retym
- **Organizations:** Retym, dryv.io, Cavium, Xpliant, Marvell, Cisco
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Mumbai, Master of Engineering (as described in Retym’s official biography), University of South Florida
- **Known for:** Co-founded Xpliant and dryv.io, both subsequently acquired., Helped launch Xpliant’s product at Cavium and secure equipment-maker wins., Co-founded Retym and led it through its March 2025 public debut.

## Career timeline

- **1999–2006** — Hardware engineer at Cisco.
- **2006–2011** — Senior lead verification engineer at Marvell.
- **2011–2014** — Co-founder and COO of Xpliant.
- **2014–2018** — Director of marketing, Switch Platform Group, at Cavium.
- **2014–2015** — Cavium announced the Xpliant acquisition agreement in July 2014; its final closing occurred on April 29, 2015.
- **2018–2019** — Co-founder and COO of dryv.io; acquired by Synaptics in 2019.
- **2021** — Founded Retym with Dr. Roni (Aharon) El-Bahar; Kleiner Perkins led the seed round.
- **2025** — Retym emerged from stealth on March 31, announcing over $180 million in total funding, including a $75 million Series D.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Xpliant and dryv.io, both subsequently acquired.
- Helped launch Xpliant’s product at Cavium and secure equipment-maker wins.
- Co-founded Retym and led it through its March 2025 public debut.
- Retym’s biography credits him with two US and international patents.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Retym publicly launched with more than $180 million raised across rounds, including a $75 million Series D led by Spark Capital.
- **2025-03** — Gandhi discussed Retym’s formation, technology and go-to-market strategy in an EE Times interview for OFC 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://retym.com/team/sachin-gandhi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgandhi

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