# Sai Gundavelli

> Sai Gundavelli is the founder and CEO of Solix Technologies, based in Santa Clara, California. His work spans enterprise applications, data archiving and enterprise AI. He previously worked at Cisco and Arix, studied at Osmania University and the University of Oklahoma, and co-founded Touch-A-Life Foundation with his family.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Solix Technologies, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Solix Technologies, Inc., Touch-A-Life Foundation, Cisco Systems, Arix Corp.
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Osmania University, Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Solix Technologies, an enterprise data management business., Helped extend Solix’s work from application data archiving into big data platforms and enterprise AI., Co-founded Touch-A-Life Foundation with his family.

## Career timeline

- **1991-1996** — Worked at Cisco, including enterprise resource planning implementation, according to his 2015 interview.
- **1996** — Started an Oracle enterprise application implementation business, according to his recollection.
- **2003** — Dated the start of Solix to approximately 2003 in his 2015 interview; other company accounts use 2002.
- **2014** — Began his Touch-A-Life Foundation co-founder role, as listed on LinkedIn.
- **2015** — Described Solix’s move into big data archiving and larger enterprise deals.
- **2018** — Spoke to CU Denver students about AI and hiring.
- **2026** — Published his vision for enterprise AI and was announced as an opening speaker for SOLIXEmpower 2026.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Solix Technologies, an enterprise data management business.
- Helped extend Solix’s work from application data archiving into big data platforms and enterprise AI.
- Co-founded Touch-A-Life Foundation with his family.
- Developed enterprise software partnerships, including OEM relationships discussed in his 2015 interview.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Solix announced that Gundavelli would open SOLIXEmpower 2026, scheduled for October 28-30 at UC San Diego; the event was still forthcoming as of October 24.
- **2026-01** — Published “Reimagining the Enterprise in the Age of AI,” describing his architectural priorities for Solix Enterprise AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.solix.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saigundavelli

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Last updated: 2026-10-24