Murali Kakarla

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India27 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in leading engineering teams.
Expertise in multimedia software architecture and design.
Strong focus on process and quality deliverables.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a multimedia software leader with a focus on engineering management and entrepreneurial initiatives.

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Skills

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LinuxAndroidAgile MethodologiesIntegrationDistributed SystemsStrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementStreaming MediaArchitecturesIPOperating SystemsSecurityProgrammingHardware Architecture

About

Demonstrated, Competent Leader - Strong Leadership and Organization Skills - Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills - Agile and Quick Learner - Great Trouble Shooter with Good Problem Solving Skills - Strong Inclination towards Open Standards - Committed to Process and Quality Deliverables Specialties: - Build, Lead and Manage Talented Engineering Teams - Software, Hardware Design and Integration - Interface with S&M, CE, AE - Define Strategy and Roadmap - Negotiate and Deliver Defining Products - Arch & Design, Device Drivers, Protocols, RTOS, Bootloaders, SOC, System Debugging - Extremly familiar with SMP, DMA, Cache based implementations - ARM and x86 Family, Win, Linux and Android - C, C++, OOAD Programming

Experience

27 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

4 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

14 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Tie hyderabad

2 roles

President

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Focused on making TiE Hyderabad an "Entrepreneur-First" chapter by enhancing member delight, mentoring support, scale-up opportunities, and global connections

Vice President

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Collaborating with entrepreneurs, investors & partners to shape Telangana's vibrant entrepreneurial landscape & support business growth. Creating and leading initiatives to empower startups, foster mentorship & networking, and promote innovation.

Indo-american chamber of commerce, india

Branch Committee Member - AP & Telangana

Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Hyderabad

Leading the Startups Focus Group at Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) | Driving India-US startup ecosystem collaboration | Fostering mentorship, networking & cross-border opportunities for startups. Bridging entrepreneurs, investors & stakeholders to boost innovation & accelerate startup growth

Innobox

Founder & CEO

Jul 2011 – Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

Strategy, Growth and Delivery

Amd

Senior Manager Multimedia Software

Apr 2010 – Jul 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

Build and Manage Next Generation Audio Experience Team
Manage Team Responsible for
Scalable Software Architecture and Design
Framework to support accelerated realistic immersive audio delivery (ex. wave field synthesis)
Harness the audio experience over OS agnostic interface
HW-SW co-verification during Silicon Design
Interface with Customers, Customer Engineering, Cross functional teams distributed geographically!
Planning and Monitoring of Features, Resources and Schedule. Prioritize to fit Roadmap, Budget and Customer need.

Nvidia

Senior Manager Tegra Multimedia Software

Jan 2007 – Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Manage Team Responsible for
Ultra Low Power Audio Video System for Handheld, Automobile, CAS, STB
Arch, Design, Dev, Integration and Productization of Modular SW
OpenMAX IL & AL components for Parsers, Writers, Decoders, Renderer. Highly Optimized and Accelerated to meet stringent Power, Performance and Security requirements. ASF, AVI, MP4, MOV, QT, 3GP, 3G2, MP3, MKV, OGG, FLV etc containers, VC1, AVC, MPEG4, WMA, MP3, AAC etc codecs
Platform Agnostic Multimedia System Components for multiple OS and Chipsets
Locale Independent Media components to address local and remote playback of content on protocols including file, http, rtsp, Shoutcast streaming and proprietary
Digital Rights Management to enable content protection, interoperability and rights management for DRMs including WMDRM, Marlin, Widevine, OMA, Macrovision and DTCP. DRM frameworks integration. Metering, Rights enforcement, Indirect License Acquisition, Direct License Acquisition.
MTP Protocol to securely transfer, sync and manage media contents to the devices. Plays-For-Sure (P4S), WHQL certification & conformance.
Media Platform Security audit and enhancement against malicious streams, protocols & resources. Fuzzed streams to ensure system Stability and Security
Integration of Media Stack to WinCE6, WinMo6& 6.5, Android and Frameworks like DSHOW, OpenMAX, Packet Video, StageFright
Interfacing with Marketing, Customer Engineering, Cross functional teams and Customers distributed geographically across the globe! Collecting and Translating Requirements, Defining Strategy, Planning and Monitoring of Features, Resources and Schedule.
Products in the market include Microsoft Kin 1, Kin 2, Zune HD, Samsung M1, Sandisk Sansa View, Mobinova N910, and many more yet to be launched
Site Patent Coordinator Responsible to identify patentable IP, motivating members to write disclosures, coordinate with patent council to review patentability and work with patent attorney