Former Eloqua chief architect joins Bessemer
Umair Akeel, the onetime chief architect of Eloqua during its IPO and subsequent acquisition by Oracle, has joined Bessemer Venture Partners as CTO in residence (CTO-IR) and operating partner. Akeel will serve as a tech resource for all Bessemer portfolio companies and help the firm analyze trends and products worldwide. Bessemer was an investor in Eloqua and Trigo Technologies, Akeel's previous company in which he was a software engineer and then a senior architect at IBM following its acquisition of Trigo. Bessemer in February wrapped up its ninth fund with $1.6 billion in commitments.
10 June 2015•3 mins read
