Vijay Tella
Angel investor in Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California
Vijay Tella, Angel investor in Palo Alto is an active investor based in Palo Alto, California. This profile covers what Vijay Tella backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.
Mr. Vijay Tella is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Workato. Mr. Tella serves as Chief Executive Officer at Qik. Before Workato, Mr. Tella was the CEO of Qik, a consumer video communications company acquired by Skype. Before Qik, he helped create two multi-billion dollar integration products. He was part of the team that created the world's first middleware platform, TIB (The Information Bus) at Teknekron Software Systems, which was acquired by Reuters Plc, in 1994. He was also on the founding team and SVP of Engineering of TIBCO through its IPO. As Chief Strategy Officer, he then helped launch Oracle's Fusion Middleware platform in 2005. He also served as a Board member at MetaCert.
- Investor type
- Angel
- Stages
- Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
- Invests in
- Healthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailManufacturing & IndustrialMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsMarketing & AdTech
- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Typical check
- $3.8M
- Past investments
- 3
Notable investments
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Vijay Tella invests in Healthcare & Biotech, SaaS & Enterprise, Consumer & Retail and Manufacturing & Industrial, typically at Early Stage Venture and Late Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.
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Vijay Tella typically writes checks around $3.8M. Use it as a signal for whether your raise fits their stage.
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