Sumit Agarwal

CEO & Co-founder

2022

We're building an assistant for busy people, starting with parents. Ario takes the boring stuff off your plate, including family calendaring, return management, and itinerary planning. Because if cost weren't an issue, *everyone* would want a personal assistant.

Partner

2022 - 2023

Mission matters. Assisting the next generation of great entrepreneurs in tackling massive challenges.

Vice-President, Analytic Products

2020 - 2022

Co-Founder, COO

2011 - 2020

We founded Shape in Nov 2011, raised nearly $200M over eight years, and joined forces with F5 in Jan 2020. Along the way we invented "credential stuffing" and created a new category within security.

Network Warfare Officer

1998 - 2015

Various roles, United States Air Force, retired as Major.

Senior Advisor for Cyber Innovation

2010 - 2011

Responsible for helping DoD develop new ways of engaging with small, innovative private sector companies in cyber security. One of the youngest members of Senior Executive Service in Department of Defense.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

2010 - 2010

Joined Obama administration, assigned to Dept of Defense. Responsible for helping DoD set strategy and policy for how to use Web 2.0 technology. My work helped set policy for how 2M+ men and women in uniform use web-based capabilities in their business lives (including overseas in war zones). While serving in this office I was one of the highest ranking Indian-Americans in the Dept of Defense.

Head of Mobile Product Management, North America

2008 - 2009

Led team of seven product managers who in turn worked with over 35 engineers to launch 20+ features in various Google mobile products

Senior Product Manager

2005 - 2008

Designed and launched carrier-specific versions of Google search products (note: this was a bad idea - users hated the carrier-degraded versions of our products) Designed partner-specific versions of products, negotiated deals to distribute products with major carriers like AT&T, Vodafone, etc.

Product Manager

2003 - 2005

Product Manager on AdWords. Designed, executed, and launched over a dozen major features generating over $100M in revenue. Filed and received over a dozen patents. Received Executive Management Group award.

Associate

2001 - 2002

Did diligence and assisted in making investments at early-stage venture capital firm. Board observer for portfolio companies.

Co-Founder

1999 - 2000

Co-founded geo-location start-up and ran product management. Acquired by Neustar.

Pre-sales Engineer

1998 - 1999

Part of TU '98