Gopal Hegde — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations at SiMa.ai, driving innovations in Physical AI.
Grew SiMa.ai 15x in valuation as SVP Engineering & Operations, achieving zero silicon respins and 14 consecutive quarterly software releases.
Supported over $310M in fundraising across 4 rounds and secured $140M in external funding at Marvell.
Built Cisco UCS from launch to $600M revenue in 4 years.
Scaled Cavium's Arm server business from zero to over $40M, securing more than 30 hyperscaler design wins with companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Alibaba.

Biography

Gopal Hegde serves as the Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at SiMa.ai, where he leads the development of Physical AI innovations. His expertise spans over 25 years in building and scaling silicon and software businesses, from early-stage startups to IPO-ready organizations. He emphasizes relentless execution, attracting talent, timely delivery, and converting technical leadership into revenue and valuation growth.

At SiMa.