Rohini Kasturi
About Rohini Kasturi
Rohini Kasturi is a technology executive based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Crunchbase lists him as CEO of HG Insights. His LinkedIn profile describes over 25 years of industry leadership and lists Los Altos as his location.
He founded Avni Networks and was its Founder and CEO from June 2013 to December 2016, according to Crunchbase. Veritas acquired Avni in January 2017, per a LinkedIn recommendation from Bill Coleman, who was an Avni investor and board member and later Veritas CEO. At Veritas he was VP/GM and head of the Cloud and Data Management business unit from December 2016 to December 2018.
He was EVP and Chief Product Officer at SolarWinds from March 2021 to February 2024. Crunchbase also notes a past advisor role at PeakSpan Capital. His education includes the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford GSB and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Public data on his angel activity is thin. Crunchbase lists one personal investment, a pre-seed round in Sortmyprep, and shows no other personal investments. CB Insights records the same round as an angel round of $0.35M on 13 July 2026. It names Boman Irani, Ranjit Pawar and Sameer Mehta as co-investors, alongside Subrat Pani, whose page lists it. No fund, syndicate or check size for him individually has been published.
Sortmyprep is the one AI round on the Lounge deals desk: a $350,000 pre-seed in July 2026. Kasturi was one of several angels in the round. We found no public statements from him about AI investing theses.
Stage: the only recorded investment is pre-seed. Sector: his operating background is in cloud, data management, security and product software. His LinkedIn recommendations mention work across cloud, data analytics, IoT, AI/ML, containers, SaaS and security. He sits on the boards of two security and cloud companies, CloudSphere (since May 2024) and Securin (since December 2023). His individual check size and geographic focus are not public, and we found no public statement from him on what he looks for in founders.
- Sortmyprep: pre-seed round of $350,000 in July 2026, with Kasturi among the participating angels.
Investing activity
Rohini Kasturi appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $350K. The most recent is Sortmyprep (Pre-seed, $350,000, Jul 2026).
Rohini Kasturi most often invests alongside Rustomjee International School, Subrat Pani, Boman Irani and Sameer Mehta, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Rohini Kasturi
Does Rohini Kasturi invest in AI startups?
He took part in the $350,000 Sortmyprep pre-seed round in July 2026, which is listed on the Lounge deals desk. We found no other public AI investments by him.
What is Rohini Kasturi's check size?
It is not public. The Sortmyprep round totaled $350,000 across several investors, and his own share has not been disclosed.
What stage does Rohini Kasturi invest in?
The only recorded investment is a pre-seed round. He has made no public statement about a stage preference.
What is Rohini Kasturi's background?
He founded Avni Networks, which Veritas acquired in 2017. He later led a cloud business unit at Veritas and was Chief Product Officer at SolarWinds. Crunchbase lists him as CEO of HG Insights.
Does Rohini Kasturi sit on any boards?
Crunchbase lists him as a board member at Securin (since December 2023) and CloudSphere (since May 2024).
Where can founders find Rohini Kasturi?
His public profiles are LinkedIn and X, and Crunchbase also has a page for him. We found no personal website for him.
Is Rohini Kasturi an angel investor?
Yes. Rohini Kasturi invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Rohini Kasturi invested in?
Rohini Kasturi's AI investments include Sortmyprep. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Rohini Kasturi invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Rohini Kasturi has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $350K.
Who does Rohini Kasturi co-invest with?
Rohini Kasturi's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Rustomjee International School (1 deal), Subrat Pani (1 deal), Boman Irani (1 deal), Sameer Mehta (1 deal) and Ranjit Pawar (1 deal).