# Subbu Iyer

> Subbu Iyer is the President and CEO of Aerospike, a real-time NoSQL database company powering some of the world's most demanding data workloads at sub-millisecond latency. With 30 years of enterprise technology leadership across Oracle, VERITAS, HP, Dell EMC, and Riverbed Technology, Iyer took the helm at Aerospike in January 2022 and has since led the company through a pivotal transformation into AI infrastructure, closing $109M in growth capital in April 2024 and an additional $30M in December 2024. Under his leadership, Aerospike expanded from a key-value store into a multi-model database supporting vector, graph, and document data - positioning it squarely at the intersection of real-time data and generative AI.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Aerospike
- **Organizations:** Aerospike, Riverbed Technology, Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenClovis, VERITAS Software, Oisin (now Interwoven), Oracle
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Led Aerospike to close $109M Series E funding from Sumeru Equity Partners in April 2024, Secured additional $30M growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking in December 2024, Expanded Aerospike from a key-value NoSQL database into a multi-model platform supporting vector, graph, and document data models

## Career timeline

- **1994-2000** — Product Manager and then Director at Oracle Corporation
- **2000-2001** — Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Oisin (now Interwoven)
- **2001-2005** — Director of Products at VERITAS Software
- **2005-2007** — Chief Product and Marketing Officer at OpenClovis
- **2008-2013** — Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP Software); led $1B Application Lifecycle Management business
- **2014-2015** — Senior Vice President of Global Product Marketing at Dell EMC, focused on storage, converged infrastructure, big data and hybrid cloud
- **2016-2021** — Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Riverbed Technology
- **2022-present** — President and Chief Executive Officer at Aerospike

## Achievements

- Led Aerospike to close $109M Series E funding from Sumeru Equity Partners in April 2024
- Secured additional $30M growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking in December 2024
- Expanded Aerospike from a key-value NoSQL database into a multi-model platform supporting vector, graph, and document data models
- Oversaw Aerospike's pivot to AI infrastructure, positioning the company at the intersection of real-time data and generative AI
- Grew Aerospike to 250+ enterprise customers including Adobe, PayPal, Snap, Barclays, Flipkart, and Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Led $1B HP Application Lifecycle Management software business at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Drove global product marketing at Dell EMC spanning storage, big data, and hybrid cloud
- Launched Aerospike's 2023 graph database product enabling millisecond multi-hop queries
- Led Aerospike Vector launch in April 2024 - an enterprise-grade vector database solution
- Aerospike recognized with Data Breakthrough Awards (In-memory Solution of the Year) and 2024 Business Sustainability Awards under his tenure

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Aerospike closed $30M in growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking to expand go-to-market and product innovation
- **2024-04** — Aerospike closed $109M Series E funding from Sumeru Equity Partners; launched Aerospike Vector enterprise-grade vector database
- **2025-01** — Subbu Iyer published '5 trends in AI and data management for 2025' on Fast Company Executive Board
- **2025-06** — Presented 'The Aerospike Vision' at Aerospike Israel Summit in Tel Aviv

## Links

- Website: https://aerospike.com/bio/subbu-iyer/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iyersubbu
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/subbuiyer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGsP2aZSa4I

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Last updated: 2026-05-14