Dinesh Narayanan

Dinesh Narayanan is a technology executive with extensive experience in AI, cloud computing, and business development. He was a Partner at Rockpile Ventures from December 2019 to May 2021.3 Rockpile Ventures was a Seattle-based accelerator of early-stage AI companies, which was acquired by Acuity Brands in May 2021.12

After the acquisition, Narayanan became Vice President of Business Development for Acuity's Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG).12 His role at Acuity involved overseeing strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions to drive growth in intelligent spaces, particularly in retail, logistics, and enterprise office buildings.3

Prior to Rockpile Ventures, Narayanan held several leadership positions at Microsoft, including:

1. Global Head of Device Incubation (June 2017 - December 2019)
2. Director, Head of Emerging Markets - Business Development (June 2015 - June 2017)
3. Product Manager, Worldwide Licensing & Pricing (July 2009 - March 2011)

Currently, Narayanan is the Co-Founder and Head of Commercialization at Scaled Foundations, a position he has held since June 2023.3

Narayanan's career demonstrates a strong focus on AI, cloud technologies, and strategic business development in the technology sector.