Our Team Of Entrepreneurs
BV Jagadeesh
Board Member
BV Jagadeesh
Board Member
BV Jagadeesh is a seasoned investor, entrepreneur, and technology leader with a proven track record of guiding startups to successful exits. As Managing Partner at KAAJ Ventures, he has been instrumental in the success of companies like Nutanix and Yodlee, with several others acquired by industry giants such as VMware, Dell, and Juniper Networks.
Previously, Jagadeesh was the founding investor and CEO of NetScaler, leading it to a $325M acquisition by Citrix. He also co-founded Exodus Communications, where he helped shape the concept of Internet data centers and took the company public in 1998.
Jagadeesh remains an active investor and board member for startups in Silicon Valley and shares his expertise as an adjunct faculty member at Santa Clara University. Beyond business, he supports education and social welfare initiatives through nonprofits like the UVCE Foundation, One School at a Time, and Akshaya Patra.
Abhijit Phanse
Chief Executive Officer
With a clear focus on enabling AI-innovation at scale, Abhijit has positioned UnitedLayer as a trusted partner for enterprises and government organizations looking to modernize their IT infrastructure while ensuring performance, security, and compliance.
Abhijit brings over 2 decades of experience in technology leadership, innovation, and investment. Before UnitedLayer, he co-founded and led Scintera Networks, a high-performance semiconductor company acquired by INPHI and later Maxim Integrated. He also held senior engineering roles at National Semiconductor, where he led the development of multiple generations of Ethernet networking solutions.
Abhijit holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida, and an M.S. in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a named inventor on 50+ U.S. patents and has authored numerous technical publications. Outside of work, he enjoys playing blues guitar on his Fender Stratocaster.
Abhijit Phanse
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Peterson
Board Member
Dan Peterson
Board Member
Mr. Peterson brings over thirty years of experience in founding, managing, and advising high-growth companies across a diverse range of industries, including high-tech, real estate, investment management, and tech-enabled services. Early in his career, he was a partner at the world’s largest private real estate development and management company. Throughout his career, Mr. Peterson has been a founding partner and investor in multiple venture capital, private equity, and real estate investment funds, managing assets exceeding $2 billion.
He has played a pivotal role in numerous transactions and financings, collectively worth billions of dollars. Mr. Peterson continues to serve on the boards of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including Fifth Partners.
Mr. Peterson graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and earned his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.