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Bala Kuchibhotla

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Co-Founder and CEO at Tessell
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Bala is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tessell, a database-as-a-service company. With over 20 years of experience, he has a proven track record of building and scaling products, including founding Nutanix Era and holding VP roles at Nutanix and Oracle. He is described as a leader with excellent attention to detail.

Inspired by M. C. Eschers art, Bala draws parallels between the mathematical concept of tessellation and organizing enterprise data. He is passionate about transforming complex data operations into simple, conversational interfaces and solving customer pain points by building bridges between existing infrastructure and modern cloud services.

As an expert in enterprise data management, Bala is a prolific inventor who holds over 20 patents in the space.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Bala shows up

Hard To Convince
Judgemental
Demanding

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Bala cares about

Enterprise Data Management
His entire career, from Oracle and Nutanix to founding Tessell, has focused on innovating in databases, data management, and creating efficient data ecosystems for enterprises.
AI-Driven Databases
He is actively leading Tessell to develop an AI-driven platform and incorporates concepts like "Conversational Data Management" to make data more accessible and intuitive.
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Career

Work history

4-2021
Co-Founder and CEO
Tessell
8-2020 - 3-2021
Founder, Nutanix Era; SVP & General Manager
Nutanix
1-2019 - 7-2020
Founder Nutanix Era; VP & General Manager
Nutanix
8-2018 - 1-2019
Founder, Nutanix Era; General Manager
Nutanix
11-2004 - 2-2017
Vice President/Architect, DB Private & Hybrid Cloud Development
Oracle
In the press

Media appearances

Tessell Raises USD 60 Mn Series B to Drive AI-Led Multi-Cloud Solutions. Featured in Entrepreneur.com
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Multi-cloud DBaaS provider Tessell raises $60 million in a Series B funding round. Featured in Indian Startup News
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Education
2016 - 2016
Engineering Leadership
University of California, Berkeley
1993 - 1996
Master’s Degree
Osmania University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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