Vivek Mehra is a Partner Emeritus at August Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in innovative technology companies. Previously Vivek was General Partner till 2018. Vivek's areas of interest include data center technologies, infrastructure software, SaaS, networking, security, and storage. Prior to joining August Capital, Vivek co-founded Cobalt Networks in 1996. As CTO & VP of Product Development, Vivek developed the first successful server appliance products culminating in a successful IPO and acquisition by Sun Microsystems for $2B.