Vidya Raman
Partner at Sorenson Capital
Vidya Raman
Partner at Sorenson Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
At Sorenson, I focus on the picks and shovels for Data, AI/ML, Cybersecurity. We invest $1M-$7M first checks into Seed through Series A companies. I am committed to taking the first meeting with every startup that has a black/hispanic/non-binary/woman founder in the CEO/CTO role where the focus overlaps with the areas I invest in (i.e, products in data infra, AI/ML, security). Investments: Stealth (seed): AI agents for a big software development problem Spiffy (seed): Hyperpersonalized LLMs Traceloop (preseed): Observability for LLM applications Digma (Seed): Continuous Feedback for Developers Synthesis.ai (Series A): Generative AI for computer vision Garden.io (Series A): Platform engineering for developers Engflow (Seed): Faster builds with Bazel, Goma, Soong Cloudsmith (Series A): Cloud-native package management Acceldata (Series A): Data observability Vendia (Series A): Real-time data sharing Boost Security (Seed): Application Security NetRise (Seed): Firmware security Airgap (Seed): Agentless network segmentation
Director of Product Management
2018 - 2019
Enabling the industrialization of AI and Machine Learning.
Director Product Management
2013 - 2018
eMeter was an IoT startup that was acquired by Siemens AG. I led a team of product managers and data scientists who ideate, create and market software products for the smart electric grid. We enjoyed engaging with our customers and their data in equal measures. We built products that help our customers improve their top and/or bottom line by reducing theft, deferring capital investment, accurately locating faults and improving customer engagement. We worked closely with our engineers to ensure that nothing comes in their way of delivering awesome products and with sales to ensure that they are empowered to close deals.
Founder
2013 - 2015
IoT-focused startup building data products for the Muni and Coop market--a niche segment of the utility market space that is typically ignored by the big public companies.
Senior Product Manager
2009 - 2012
I was one of the first product managers to be hired when Silver Spring was one of the valley's hottest startups in its heyday, pre-IPO. Besides traditional product management, I had a dizzying amount of other responsibilities as well- deployment management, proposal development, solution development and for a brief time, support.
Co-Founder
2011 - 2011
Working with a small team of very talented people, I was working on solving the problem of enabling recent Community college graduates identify careers that matched their skills and interests. We won the first place in LinkedIn's hackathon.
Product Management
2007 - 2009
My first gig as a product manager. This job was eye opening on many fronts- how data can save and improve lives and how to turn data into a compelling software product. I was fortunate to work with the who's-who in the world of Diabetes and with Engineers that were dedicated to improving patients' lives. I tried to make a little dent in the world by making a humble contribution towards that mission. By the time I left, I managed all the software products for their Diabetes division.