Catura Systems Inc.

Welcome to Catura Systems... We are a startup focused on creating a revolutionary solution to educate and train masses without compromising the quality and the time tested classroom based teaching techniques. We are not saying much more than this at the moment but we believe that our solution has the potential to make a significant positive impact in the lives of millions of people around the world.

Our Team

Building a company and a product that has the potential to enrich the lives of millions of people is like creating a democracy that not only empowers its populous to be the best but also one that can level the playing field in order to create a classless society. Done properly, the result can be incredibly satisfying, enjoyable and effective. This is the challenge that we have set for ourselves at Catura and we expect to meet it head on and DELIVER.

Dinesh Mehta : Founder, President

Prior to Catura, Dinesh was the founder and President of SunUp Digital Systems, whose multi-channel video and data control solution is deployed at most of the leading satellite and cable systems providers around the world. Prior to SunUp, Dinesh worked with Advantest and National Semiconductor in various engineering and management positions.

Dinesh has an M.S. in Computer Science from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, U.S.A and a B.A. (Hons.) Economics from Delhi University, India

Narender Oruganti : Founder, Exec. V.P. Marketing & Strategy

Narender’s over 20 years in marketing and management experience spans all areas of marketing in corporate and consumer markets at leading silicon-valley companies including Veritas, Network Appliance and Hewlett Packard.

Narender holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, CA., M.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

Our Investers : Draper Fisher Jurvetson (www.dfj.com)

Prasanna Krishnan

Mohanjit Jolly

Our Advisor : Shyam Pillalamarri

Shyam Pillalamarri is Vice President & Co-Founder of Azul Systems, transforming technology research into real-world product innovation. As Vice President of Software Engineering, Shyam is instrumental in developing a clear and focused vision for the company’s software efforts and providing strategic direction to Azul product teams.

Prior to co-founding Azul Systems, Shyam was Vice President of Software Engineering for the IP Services business unit at Nortel Networks, having joined Nortel through their acquisition of Shasta Networks. At Shasta Networks, Shyam led the software development organization, from inception to product delivery, for the innovative Shasta Broadband IP Services Platform.

Shyam was Director of Software Engineering at ZeitNet/Cabletron where he led the development of various ATM products and core ATM protocol software. Shyam also held management and engineering positions at Hewlett Packard, where he led several TCP/IP, OSI and STREAMS development projects on their Real Time and UNIX platforms.

Shyam holds a MSCS degree from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from IIT, Madras, India. He has been granted four patents in high performance computing and communications.