SymphonyAI
Palo Alto · Seed · 17 people tracked
Investment thesis
SymphonyAI builds vertical AI applications and pre-built agents for enterprises across retail CPG, financial services, industrial manufacturing, and enterprise IT.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website
Founder and chairman of SymphonyAI (founded 2017); built private equity firm STG and committed $1B of his own capital to SAIGroup and its companies.
Founding Partner at fintech private equity firm Motive Partners and former CEO of Digital Asset; long career as a senior executive at J.P. Morgan.
President of the Enterprise IT division; previously publisher/principal analyst of The DX Report and founder of The DX Institute.
MIT professor and Director of CSAIL, a leading robotics and AI researcher; serves on multiple boards including Symbotic and Mass Robotics.
Board member; MIT professor and Director of CSAIL, with research in robotics and AI. A MacArthur Fellow and member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Chief Legal Officer overseeing legal affairs; previously General Counsel at Gigamon, DataDirect Networks, and Tintri.
President of the financial services division; previously Chief Strategy & Product Officer at Honeywell, President of ESKO, and senior roles at Oracle.
Leads SymphonyAI's global partner ecosystem; joined from Cerence and previously held roles at Samsung/HARMAN, frog design, and Capgemini/Aricent.
President of the retail CPG division; previously EVP of Global Software at Diebold Nixdorf and SVP roles at Pitney Bowes.
President of the media division; previously COO at WideOrbit and technical operations manager at Google's Broadcast division.
CDIO leading SymphonyAI's global IT strategy; previously held senior IT roles at GitLab and RingCentral.
Leads the industrial division and chairs the enterprise IT division; previously EVP and CTO at Cerence and GM of AI/IoT products at View.
CFO of SymphonyAI overseeing finance functions; previously CFO at Certinia, Ooma, and Gigamon, having led three companies to IPO.
CEO of SymphonyAI with over 30 years in technology leadership and the automotive sector; previously president and CEO of Cerence and CEO of Symphony Teleca.
Leads global marketing at SymphonyAI; previously VP of Product Marketing at Conviva and held marketing leadership roles at Twin Health, ASAPP, and Cisco Jasper.
Retail operations expert and founding partner of Ollin Global Consulting; spent 30 years at Walmart, including EVP of Walmart Supercenters.
CHRO leading global people strategy; previously led HR at Dell, Vodafone, Juniper Networks, eBay, Automation Anywhere, Coupa, and Druva.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does SymphonyAI invest at?
- SymphonyAI invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does SymphonyAI focus on?
- SymphonyAI focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is SymphonyAI located?
- SymphonyAI is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDr. Romesh Wadhwani - Founder & CEO - SymphonyAI Group, Wadhwani Foundation - TiE Inflect 2018 - YouTube
TiE Silicon Valley · Dr. Romesh Wadhwani
Is the Risk-Based Approach Broken? Why Static AML Solutions Are No Longer Enough
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Is the Risk-Based Approach Actually Working? A Bank Insider's View | Fifth Third Bank
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Will AI Replace AML Jobs? What a BSA Officer Really Thinks | Fifth Third Bank
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How Fifth Third Bank Detected a Russia Sanctions Risk in Real-Time
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The Future of FinCrime Compliance: AI, Data & Always On Operating Models
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