# Sash Sunkara

> Sash Sunkara is the co-founder and former CEO of RackWare, an enterprise cloud software company founded with Todd Matters in 2009. An electrical engineering graduate of California State University, Sacramento, she worked at HP, Brocade, 3Leaf Systems, QLogic and Mellanox before leading RackWare. Her public interviews discuss enterprise migration, practical financing choices and improving access to technical careers for women.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Board Member at RackWare
- **Organizations:** RackWare, 3Leaf Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Brocade Communications, QLogic, Mellanox Technologies
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), with honors, California State University, Sacramento
- **Known for:** Co-founded RackWare and 3Leaf Systems., Led RackWare during its 2016 $10 million Series B financing., Recognized among the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began her career at Hewlett-Packard developing networking switches and routers.
- **2000-2003** — Vice President of Program Management at Brocade Communications, according to Crunchbase employment dates.
- **2004** — Co-founded 3Leaf Systems and served as Chief Business Officer.
- **2007-2008** — Vice President of Marketing for QLogic’s Network Solutions Division, according to Crunchbase.
- **2008-2009** — Vice President of Marketing at Mellanox Technologies, dates reported in her 2019 IT Brief interview.
- **2009** — Co-founded RackWare with Todd Matters; served as CEO.
- **2011** — RackWare’s strategic partnership ended following its partner’s acquisition; the team pursued customers and financed operations through revenue.
- **2013** — RackWare obtained venture financing after securing early customers.
- **2014** — RackWare raised $2.3 million and signed an IBM OEM agreement.
- **2015** — Named in the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence.
- **2016** — RackWare announced a $10 million Series B led by Signal Peak Ventures.
- **2020** — Named as co-inventor on US patent 10,628,199, granted April 21.

## Achievements

- Co-founded RackWare and 3Leaf Systems.
- Led RackWare during its 2016 $10 million Series B financing.
- Recognized among the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence in 2015.
- Co-inventor on US patent 10,628,199 for restoring and powering off workloads using policy triggers.

## Latest updates

- **2020-09** — Forbes published her advice on assessing business metrics, lowering costs and fixing the business before seeking venture funding.
- **2020-04** — US patent 10,628,199 was granted, naming Sunkara, Todd Matters and Aniket Kulkarni as inventors.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sash-sunkara-7695b5

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