Areg Alimian

Areg Alimian is a Partner at SmartGateVC, which focuses on investing in AI companies and has a portfolio valued over $1 billion. In addition, Areg serves as an Advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck, mentoring founders on B2B SaaS cybersecurity and GenAI. Previously, Areg was the Head of Security Products at Box, overseeing the strategy for a global Content Cloud platform. Areg's extensive experience includes roles as Senior Director of Product Management at Keysight Technologies, Director of Product Management at Radialpoint, and Senior Technologist/Product Management at IXIA, contributing to significant enterprise growth and product innovations across various companies. Areg co-founded Azimuth Systems and has held engineering roles at 3Com and Datum, Inc. Areg holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from ITT Technical Institute.