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Akshay Rao

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Associate Director at Gaafet Semiconductor Pvt Ltd
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Akshay Bhupathi is a Director of Global Sales with over 13 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, specializing in talent acquisition and strategic sales. As the co-founder of Offchip Technologies, he achieved 450% revenue growth. People who have worked with him describe him as motivated, dedicated, and energetic.

Unique fact: Alongside his commerce degree, Akshay also studied Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, a unique background for a semiconductor sales leader.

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Current Role
Associate Director
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Personality Overview

How Akshay shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
Thorough Evaluator
ROI Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Akshay cares about

Semiconductor Talent
Passionate about solving talent shortages in the VLSI and IT sectors, he has reduced time-to-hire by 40% in previous roles and frequently posts about hiring needs.
VLSI Sales Strategy
His current role focuses on leading the full sales cycle for VLSI design services, from prospecting and technical demos to closing high-value contracts.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Associate Director
Gaafet Semiconductor Pvt Ltd
8-2020 - 12-2025
Director Sales and TA
Offchip Technologies Private limited
7-2019 - 8-2020
Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition
Cerium Systems Pvt Ltd
2-2019 - 7-2019
Team Lead Talent Acquisition
Test and Verification Solutions
7-2017 - 1-2019
Team Lead Talent Acquisition
Mirafra Technologies
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Education
2010 - 2013
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
Osmania University
2009 - 2013
Aircraft Maintenance Engeneering
Academy Of Carver Aviation,Pune
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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