Sachin Katti
About Sachin Katti
Sachin Katti earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from IIT Bombay in 2003. He then completed a master's degree and a PhD at MIT. He was a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford for nearly 15 years, working on networking, cloud infrastructure and edge computing.
He co-founded Kumu Networks in 2011 to commercialize full-duplex radio technology from his Stanford research. Tracxn also lists him as founder of Uhana, a software-defined mobile networks company started in 2016 that was later acqui-hired.
Katti joined Intel in 2021 and first headed its networking group. In April 2025 he became Intel's chief technology officer and chief AI officer. In late 2025 he joined OpenAI to work on its compute infrastructure. Crunchbase lists his title there as Vice President of Compute Strategy and GPT-Infra. Press reports say he is set to step down from that role and stay on as an adviser.
PitchBook classifies Katti as an active individual angel investor with six recorded investments, four portfolio companies and two exits. Its list includes Sycamore (seed, March 2026), Standard Kernel (March 2026), kos.ai (2025), Hakimo (November 2021) and Innovium (December 2015). Crunchbase shows fewer, two personal investments: Standard Kernel and Hakimo. The databases do not agree on the full list, and the sources do not give his check sizes or ownership.
Katti was named as an angel in Standard Kernel's $20M seed round, announced in March 2026. Jump Capital led the round. General Catalyst, Felicis, Cowboy Ventures, Link Ventures, Essence VC, CoreWeave and Ericsson Ventures also took part. Other named angels were David M. Siegel, Jeff Dean, Jonathan Frankle, Michael Carbin and Walden Yan. Standard Kernel builds AI systems that generate optimized GPU kernels, the low-level software that determines how efficiently AI models run on hardware.
Tracxn records his Hakimo AI investment as a $4M seed round in November 2021. PitchBook also lists him as an adviser to ThirdAI.
The recorded deals are early stage: seed rounds in Standard Kernel, Hakimo and Sycamore. Tracxn tags his investments as Enterprise Applications and High Tech, all in the United States. His most recent public AI deal is in AI infrastructure and systems software, which matches his background in networking, compute and chips. PitchBook lists him as actively seeking new investments. We found no public statement from Katti on his thesis or check size.
- Standard Kernel: builds AI systems that generate optimized GPU kernels; $20M seed, March 2026.
- Hakimo AI: seed round of about $4M in November 2021, per Tracxn.
- Sycamore: seed round listed by PitchBook in March 2026.
- kos.ai: listed by PitchBook as a 2025 investment.
- Innovium: listed by PitchBook as a December 2015 investment.
- crunchbase.com/person/sachin-katti
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/178748-92
- tracxn.com/d/people/sachin-katti/__QFfPfspBNAjFBSvXCpRQXxlxIOMq7Cq4s0g
- finsmes.com/2026/03/standard-kernel-raises-20m-in-seed-funding.html
- pulse2.com/standard-kernel-20-million-raised-for-ai-systems-that-gener
- marketscreener.com/news/standard-kernel-announced-that-it-has-received
- calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/ryr9v00xxzx
- businessworld.in/article/belagavi-to-silicon-valley-meet-sachin-katti-
Investing activity
Sachin Katti appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $20M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $20M. The most recent is Standard Kernel (Seed, $20M, Mar 2026).
Sachin Katti most often invests alongside Jump Trading, Menlo Ventures, Jeffrey Dean and General Catalyst, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sachin Katti
Who is Sachin Katti?
Sachin Katti is a former Stanford professor and co-founder of Kumu Networks. He was Intel's chief technology and AI officer in 2025 and later worked at OpenAI on compute infrastructure. He also invests as an angel.
Does Sachin Katti invest in AI startups?
Yes. He was an angel in Standard Kernel's $20M seed round in March 2026. He also invested in Hakimo AI's 2021 seed round.
What is Sachin Katti's angel check size?
It is not public. We found no source giving his check sizes.
What stage does Sachin Katti invest at?
His recorded deals are seed rounds, including Standard Kernel, Hakimo and Sycamore. We found no stated stage preference.
What sectors does Sachin Katti back?
Public records show AI infrastructure, enterprise software and other high-tech companies in the United States. His Standard Kernel deal fits the compute and systems software layer of AI.
How can founders reach Sachin Katti?
We found no verified personal site or public contact page for him. An introduction through a shared investor or colleague is likely the better route.
Is Sachin Katti an angel investor?
Yes. Sachin Katti invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Sachin Katti invested in?
Sachin Katti's AI investments include Standard Kernel. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Who does Sachin Katti co-invest with?
Sachin Katti's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Jump Trading (1 deal), Menlo Ventures (1 deal), Jeffrey Dean (1 deal), General Catalyst (1 deal) and Michael Carbin (1 deal).