Ajay Shah

Ajay Shah

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Sumeru Founding Managing Partner

Bio

Ajay Shah founded Shah Capital Partners in 2004 and joined the Silver Lake team in 2007 as the Managing Partner to found and develop the firm's middle market strategy, Silver Lake Sumeru. Prior to founding Shah Capital, Mr. Shah founded and managed the Technology Solutions Business of Solectron, a $2 billion business. Mr. Shah was the CEO of Smart Modular Technologies, a company that he co-founded in 1989 and led through its public offering in 1995. He managed its growth to over $1 billion in revenues and directed its acquisition by Solectron Corp. in 1999 for over $2 billion. Mr. Shah serves on the board of directors of Flextronics, TES, CMAC, Ingenient, Magellan, Mobile Messenger, AVI-SPL, Inc., Power-One, Inc., and is chairman of the board of SMART Modular. He is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum and also serves on the boards of Northern California Public Broadcasting and The Indian School of Business, India and is a Trustee of the American India Foundation. He has a B.S. in Engineering from University of Baroda and an M.S. in Engineering Management from Stanford University.

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Silver Lake

Silver Lake

Founded

1999

Investment

136

Lead investment

79

Exits

58

Employees

251-500

Industry

Information Technology, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, FinTech

Jobs history

3

Shah Capital Partners

Founder

2003 - Current

Smart Modular Technologies

Founder & CEO

Invalid date - Current

Board Member

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Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Ajay Shah is the Sumeru Founding Managing Partner at Silver Lake, based in United States, North America. With a background in Information Technology, Ajay Shah has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Ajay Shah has made 3 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Galileo on Dec 20, 2021

Number of investment

3

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

3

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jan 08, 2014
Crosswise Crosswise
Seed Round - Crosswise
2.0M
Mar 27, 2018
Kloudless Kloudless
Series A - Kloudless
6.0M
Dec 20, 2021
Galileo Galileo
Seed Round - Galileo
5.1M

Partner investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
May 11, 2010
Spansion Spansion
Post-IPO Equity - Spansion
Spansion Silver Lake Sumeru
0

Exits

1

exit.name Crosswise

Crosswise

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