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Selector AI

Santa Clara, US · Founded 2019 · 165 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors

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Selector builds an AI-driven observability platform that helps operations teams understand and manage complex infrastructure through natural language interaction and contextual intelligence. The platform serves network and infrastructure teams by reducing complexity and automating decision-making across systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Selector AI was founded in 2019 by Kannan Kothandaraman and Nitin Kumar.

KKKannan Kothandaraman
Kannan KothandaramanCo-Founder & CEOKannan Kothandaraman has 16+ years of experience developing and managing hardware and software products, including leadership roles managing teams responsible for over $2 billion in annual product revenue. He is the founder of Selector AI, which builds an AI-driven observability platform for infrastructure and network operations teams.
NKNitin Kumar
Nitin KumarCo-founder · Senior Director of Engineering & India CoE LeadNitin Kumar has 19+ years of experience designing, developing, and architecting automation applications and frameworks. He is founder of Selector AI, an AI-driven observability platform for infrastructure teams.

Investors · 12

Atlantic Bridge Ventureslisted by Atlantic Bridge VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $5M

How we know: Atlantic Bridge Ventures's portfolio page · selector.ai · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Azure Capital Partnerslisted by Azure Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $250K – $10M

How we know: Azure Capital Partners's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Comcast Ventureslisted by Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M

How we know: Comcast Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

SINEWAVE VENTURESlisted by SINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M

How we know: SINEWAVE VENTURES's portfolio page · selector.ai · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Two Bear Capitallisted by Two Bear CapitalWhitefish · $3M – $10M

How we know: Two Bear Capital's portfolio page · selector.ai · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Atlantic Vantage PointreportedParis · $1M – $150M

How we know: a partner's Signal profile · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Bell VenturesreportedVerdun

How we know: selector.ai · Not right? Tell us

SingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.reportedSingapore · $80K – $25M

How we know: selector.ai · Not right? Tell us

Also in the syndicate · 3

AT&T VenturesAVPleadHyperlink Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$32M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2024–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Related companies · 6

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Auvik NetworksAuvik is a cloud-based AI-powered IT operations platform that helps managed service providers and IT departments monitor and manage networks, SaaS applications, and endpoints. The platform serves IT teams and organizations managing distributed work environments.
SplunkSplunk offers a unified platform for security and observability that ingests and analyzes large-scale data across hybrid cloud environments. Its tools support security operations centers with analytics and automated response, and help teams monitor application and infrastructure performance.
VividCortexSolarWinds offers an AI-powered IT operations platform for enterprise IT teams, providing monitoring, observability, incident response, IT service management, and database performance across hybrid IT environments. Its tools help organizations detect issues, reduce downtime, and meet service level agreements.
Cato NetworksCato Networks provides a cloud-native SASE platform that converges networking, zero-trust security, and access into a single global service for enterprises. Its offering covers next-gen networking (SD-WAN), Security Service Edge (SSE), Universal ZTNA, and AI security for governing AI usage and agents.

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In the news

Selector Raises $32M in Fundingfinsmes.com · Feb 2026Selector AI Raises $33M Series B to Eliminate Downtime for the World's Largest Networks - Selectorselector.ai · Jan 2025Selector Raises $33 Million in Series B | The SaaS Newsthesaasnews.com · Nov 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Selector AI do?
Selector builds an AI-driven observability platform that helps operations teams understand and manage complex infrastructure through natural language interaction and contextual intelligence. The platform serves network and infrastructure teams by reducing complexity and automating decision-making across systems.
Who founded Selector AI?
Selector AI was founded by Kannan Kothandaraman, Nitin Kumar in 2019.
Who are Selector AI's investors?
Selector AI's investors include Ansa Capital, Atlantic Bridge Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, Comcast Ventures, SINEWAVE VENTURES, Two Bear Capital, Atlantic Vantage Point, Bell Ventures and 1 more.
How much funding has Selector AI raised?
Selector AI has disclosed $32M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Selector AI headquartered?
Selector AI is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.