# Subrah Iyar

> Subrah S. Iyar is the co-founder and CEO of Moxo and previously co-founded WebEx with Min Zhu. He led WebEx through its 2000 IPO and 2007 acquisition by Cisco for $3.2 billion. An early Zoom investor and advisor, he returned to entrepreneurship with Stanley Huang to build Moxtra, now Moxo, drawing in part on his daughter Leena’s ideas about student collaboration.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Moxo
- **Organizations:** Moxo, WebEx Communications, Zoom Communications, Apple, Intel, Quarterdeck, Teleos Research
- **From:** Mumbai, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana
- **Known for:** Co-founded WebEx and led it through its 2000 IPO., Led WebEx until its acquisition by Cisco in 2007 for $3.2 billion., Early investor in and advisor to Zoom.

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Moved from India to the United States.
- **Before 1996** — Worked at Apple, Intel, Quarterdeck and Teleos Research.
- **1996** — Co-founded WebEx with Min Zhu.
- **2000** — Led WebEx through its initial public offering.
- **2007** — Cisco acquired WebEx for $3.2 billion; Iyar helped with the transition.
- **2011** — An early investor in Zoom, which was founded that year.
- **2012** — Co-founded Moxtra with Stanley Huang.
- **2013** — Moxtra’s mobile collaboration app launched.
- **2022** — Moxtra adopted the Moxo name.

## Achievements

- Co-founded WebEx and led it through its 2000 IPO.
- Led WebEx until its acquisition by Cisco in 2007 for $3.2 billion.
- Early investor in and advisor to Zoom.
- Co-founded Moxtra, now Moxo, with Stanley Huang.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Moxo describes its product as human-AI workflow automation for business operations; this is a current positioning check, not a dated personal announcement.
- **2025-04** — Moxo appeared in FinTech Global’s 2025 WealthTech100 report.

## Links

- Website: https://www.moxo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subrah-s-iyar-6254b625
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SubrahIyar

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Last updated: 2026-10-26