Abhijit Phanse

UnitedLayer - IT Services

Profile

Chief Executive Officer Abhijit Phanse leads a group of companies; UnitedLayer, United Private Cloud, and UnityOneCloud. UnitedLayer is one of the leading Hybrid Cloud solution provider, whereas United Private Cloud delivers industry-leading high-performance software defined Private Clouds, and UnityOneCloud offers DCIM and Multicloud management SaaS platform.

Abhijit has a strong vision and passion for entrepreneurship. A technology veteran, Abhijit has over two decades of senior management, operating, and investing experience in technology businesses. He has led high-growth companies across diverse technology sectors.

Abhijit also serves as the Managing Partner of Accelon Capital, a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage companies. Before leading UnitedLayer, Abhijit was the co-founder and CEO of Scintera (acquired by NYSE: INPHI and NASDAQ: MXIM), a leading provider of high-speed wireline chipsets for data centers and high-performance wireless chipsets for base stations.

Abhijit has a proven track record of successfully launching companies in technology-intensive industries and driving strong profitable growth. He also held global leadership roles at National Semiconductor before founding Scintera, where he led the development and commercialization of Ethernet networking products.

Abhijit has a B.Tech. Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, an MS in Management from Stanford Business School, and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

Combining these diverse experiences has given him an appreciation for the challenges and thrill of both entrepreneurship and large-scale projects. Also, Abhijit has authored numerous publications and has over 50 US patents.