Raghav Kotha
AI Strategy & Digital Transformation at Own Company
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Strategy
2025 - Current
AI x Professional Services (MSSP / MSP / ITSM) Backed by ZBS Partners & Thrive Capital Reporting directly to CEO & COO
Chief of Staff to the CEO
2023 - 2025
Acquired by Salesforce for ~$2B (Insight Partners Portfolio Company) Established Office of AI — Head of AI & Digital Transformation Supported Corporate Strategy (OCEO, Finance, GTM), Corp Dev, IR
Own Company is a provider of data protection and management solutions to secure automated and daily backups.
Raised $507,250,000.00 from B Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Vertex Ventures, Alkeon Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners and BlackRock Private Equity Partners.
Venture Capital
2021 - 2023
Enterprise Software & AI Multi-Stage Investing
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Investment Banking
2019 - 2021
Biotech, Healthcare Services & Healthtech M&A
Perella Weinberg is a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services.
Raised $185,000,000.00 from Korea Asset Investment Securities, Fidelity, Cohen Circle and Wellington Management.
Finance
2018 - 2019
Reported directly into CFO Internship
Cerebri AI provides customers with "Answers-as-a-Service" using our CVX real-time AI software platform.
Raised $19,000,000.00 from Arcis Capital Partners, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Leawood Venture Capital and UT Horizon Fund.
Software Private Equity
2017 - 2018
Internship
Vista Equity Partners is an investment firm that primarily invests in enterprise software that advances the digital economy.