Women's History Month - Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures
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Join ConverSight and the Data Insights podcast as we celebrate Women's History Month with stories and experiences from women in tech and across industries.
Sonali, a trailblazing entrepreneur and investor, is the dynamic force behind Augment Ventures, a firm dedicated to nurturing startups that revolutionize foundational industries with cutting-edge technology. With a career spanning over two decades, Sonali has been pivotal in guiding businesses from inception to global success. Notably, she led Rediff.com, India's first internet company, to a NASDAQ listing. Since relocating to the U.S. in 2001, Sonali has been instrumental in founding Augment Ventures and shaping it into a recognized leader in venture capital, investing early in and helping scale one of Michigan’s five unicorns, LLamasoft.. Her extensive board roles and advisory position at the University of Michigan reflect her commitment to fostering innovation and mentorship. A holder of a BS in Statistics and an MBA, Sonali's leadership extends beyond the boardroom, balancing her professional achievements with her roles as a technologist, traveler, and mother in Ann Arbor.
Augment Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in companies at the intersection of digitization and data that are transforming traditional industries. Augment seeks mission-driven founders with diverse teams that bring intellectual rigor to solving big, real-world problems. Augment invests in B2B SaaS companies across verticals that are changing the way people live, work, and play around the world. www.augmentventures.com
Specialties: B2B Software, Digitization, Data Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, Fintech, Climatetech