Investment Focus

• Big Data
• Mobile Infrastructure
• Cloud Infrastructure (Management, Security,Deployment)
• Open Source / SaaS

Past Investments

• MakeMyTrip.com (IPO NASDAQ:MMYT)
• Sourcefire (IPO NASDAQ:FIRE)
• Greenplum (acquired by EMC)
• Makara (acquired by Red Hat)
• Net6 (acquired by Citrix Systems)
• Approva (acquired by Lawson Software, an Infor Affiliate)
• Everest Software (acquired by Trilogy)
• Red Aril (acquired by Hearst Corp)
• Octane Software (acquired by Epiphany)

Experience

A serial entrepreneur, Tim built two software infrastructure companies before joining Sierra in 2001 as Managing Director in the Software Team. He headed Sales and Marketing functions at Scopus Technology (NASDAQ:SCOP), which went public in 1995, and was a leader in the CRM space. Scopus was eventually sold to Seibel Systems for $750M in 1997. After that, Tim was Founder/ CEO of Octane Software, a leading provider of e-commerce infrastructure, which he sold to Epiphany (NASDAQ:EPNY) in 2000 for $3.2B. "I relish the Entrepreneurial process: the pace, energy and 24x7 nature of it. I love to help entrepreneurs and build lasting companies with them. Entrepreneurs can relate to that passion in me," says Tim. "Having played the game before, I'm not the guy that's just giving advice; I've been on the field, I've been hit, and I've got up and gone on to success."

Education & Background

Tim's playbook is built not only on 20 years of hands-on operating and investing experience, but also on a solid technical education. Tim holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from India and a Masters in IEOR/Robotics from Virginia Tech. At Sierra, he's taken two companies public, Sourcefire (FIRE) and MakeMyTrip(MMYT), and has been responsible for several M&A.

Speaking Engagements

July 2011: Interview: How Silicon Valley's New Indian Entrepreneurs Are Blooming In All Hues
February 2011 Panel: O'Reilly Strata Making Data Work Conference, Santa Clara
October 2010 CNBC.com Interviews Tim Guleri In The Wake of Appcelerator Fundraising and eBay Partnership
October 2010 Super Return "A VC REBOUND?", Abu Dhabi
May 2010 TiE: The World's LARGEST Conference for Entrepreneurs!, Santa Clara
May 2010 TiE Panel: Who is Getting Funded These Days?