# Saar Gillai

> Saar Gillai is a convertible note investor backing Software and Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Los Altos, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gillai

Saar Gillai is an Independent board director at Xilinx, Semtech, and Liquid Instruments as well as a CEO advisor to multiple companies. Saar is also an executive mentor at Merryck. Previously, Saar was the CEO of Teridion, a SaaS startup focused on cloud networking, where he grew recurring revenue 50% YoY, and expanded the product line to go afterthe SD-WAN market.Before Teridion, Saar was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of HPE’s Communications Solutions Business (CSB), a global billion-dollar division with over 4000 employees. In this role, Saar integrated multiple units and acquisitions into one cohesive division focused on the Telco space. He established HPE as a key player in the software-defined next-generation service provider market and grew network virtualization revenue by over 10x within two years.Before running CSB, Saar spent two years as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of HP Cloud where he played a vital role in aggressively driving and consolidating HP's disparate cloud efforts into a full business unit with the number one market position in private cloud while working closely with F50 enterprises on their cloud adoption and digital transformation journey.Prior to HPE, Saar was SVP of Products and Solutions at 3com, where he played a key role in rebuilding 3coms enterprise offerings, driving the collaboration with H3C, a Chinese subsidiary, and ultimate sale to HP for ~$3B, achieving a 350% valuation increase in 18 months. In addition, Saar has held C level positions at Tropos Networks and Enfora; two startups focused on Wireless Mesh and M2M / IoT, and spent seven years at Cisco Systems in a variety of leadership positions, including VP of Engineering for the Wireless Networking business undevelopment and operations with Enfora, Inc., a wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) company. In addition, Mr. Gillai served for seven years in a variety of leadership positions with Cisco Systems, Inc., including as Vice President of Engineering for Cisco’s Wireless Networking business unit.

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Test and Measurement | 1 | 100% |
| Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liquid Instruments | Liquid Instruments develops software-defined test and measurement systems that enable engineers and scientists to perform complex experiments and signal analysis using a single, reconfigurable hardware platform. The company’s core offering is the Moku product line, which integrates multiple laboratory instruments, such as oscilloscopes, spectrumanalyzers, waveform generators, and lock-in amplifiers, into one device that can be configured and updated through software. Its platform is built on field-programmable gate arrays, allowing users to dynamically switch between instrument functions or combine multiple tools within the same system depending on testing requirements. This approach replaces traditional setups that rely on multiple standalone instruments, reducing equipment complexity, cost, and physical space while enabling customized configurations for different applications. | $13.7M | Convertible Note | May 19, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANU Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anu-connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anzu Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzu-partner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F1 Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f1-solutions-0d69) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MA Growth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ma-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Saar Gillai invest in?

Saar Gillai invests primarily in Software, Electronics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Saar Gillai last invest?

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