Who is the CEO of Alkira?

Amir Khan is Alkira's founder and CEO.

Amir Khan and Atif Khan are the key founders publicly associated with Alkira.

How many employees does Alkira have?

Alkira does not publish exact current headcount in the reviewed sources.

Who should you contact to sell into Alkira?

Use Alkira demo/contact paths and consider Lumen integration stakeholders because of the pending acquisition.

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Who are Alkira's decision-makers?

Alkira's current public leadership centers on CEO Amir Khan and CTO Atif Khan; Lumen leadership becomes relevant because of the pending acquisition.

CEO: Amir Khan
CTO/key exec: Atif Khan
Founded: 2018
Employees: Private; not disclosed
HQ: San Jose, CA
Notable: $475M pending Lumen sale

Amir KhanFounder and CEOSince 2018Leads Alkira's cloud networking and enterprise go-to-market strategy.
Atif KhanFounder and CTOSince 2018Technical co-founder behind Alkira's network-as-a-service platform.
Bill CoughranSequoia partnerPartnered in 2018Listed by Sequoia as Alkira partner.
Lumen integration leadershipPending acquirerTransaction expected Q3 2026Post-close decision-making will shift into Lumen's enterprise technology organization.

Who leads Alkira?

Founder and CEO Amir Khan leads Alkira, with co-founder and CTO Atif Khan owning core technology leadership.

Who actually makes buying decisions at Alkira?

Before acquisition close, network platform, cloud, security, engineering, and finance leaders likely own vendor decisions. The pending Lumen transaction adds corporate-development and integration leadership to the buying map.

How is Alkira organized as it scales?

Alkira is organized around cloud networking platform engineering, enterprise sales, customer success, security integrations, and network operations. Post-close, these functions are expected to align with Lumen's enterprise connectivity strategy.

As of June 2026.Sources:Alkira Series C Lumen acquisition announcement