About Us

TenaFe is a storage semiconductor company founded in 2019 by the founder of Tidal Systems and a team of industry veterans. A pioneer in DRAM-less PCIe NVMe SSD controller architecture, TenaFe develops advanced storage technologies powering high-performance solutions for next-generation computing platforms, gaming systems, mission-critical applications, AI infrastructure, and data centers worldwide. TenaFe controllers are shipping in high-volume mass production across global customers and platforms.

L E A D E R S

Meet Our Team

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Mike Lee

Founder & CEO

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Priyanka Thakore

Co-Founder & Chief Architect

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Peter Xiu

China GM & VP of Engineering

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Jet Woo

Vice President of Marketing

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Mujahid Malik

Financial Administrator, US

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Niko Zhao

VP of Systems & Product

Directors & Observers

B O A R D M E M B E R S

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Feng Deng

Board of Directors
NLVC

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Weijie Yun

Board of Directors
Tyche Partners

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Grace Fu

Board of Directors
Zhangjiang Haoheng Capital

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Matthew Freeman

Board of Directors
Payette Capital

Working with the Best

I N V E S T O R S

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