Sonali Vijayavargiya
InvestorFounder and Managing Director at Augment Ventures · Board director at Secro · Board director at Flume
United States
About
Sonali Vijayavargiya is the founder and managing director of Augment Ventures, which she started to back founders using AI to modernize supply chains, manufacturing, and industrial infrastructure. Earlier in her career in Mumbai, she structured large tech financings at PwC and IDBI, worked on taking Rediff.com public, and helped launch Edelweiss's tech banking arm before relocating to the US and writing the first seed check into LLamasoft, which exited for $1.5 billion. She holds a BS in Statistics from Fergusson College and an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Management.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
Board director at Secro
Intro paths
In turn, Sonali can intro founders to Secro's investors below.
Secro's investors · 5
Co-founders at Secro
Board director at Flume
Intro paths
In turn, Sonali can intro founders to Flume's investors below.
Flume's investors · 2
Experience
- Augment VenturesFounder, Managing Directorcurrent2010 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
- TrustwiseBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rivet WorkBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentDetroit, Michigan, United States
- SecroBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCharleston County, South Carolina, United States
- ConverSight.aiBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana
- Optilogic Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Flume, Inc.Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Luis Obispo, California
- Pair TeamBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Ringo.aiBoad Observercurrent2019 — presentSilicon Valley, CA
- Cloud AgronomicsBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- Celera IncorporatedBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- Guardhat Inc.Board Observer2022 — 2023Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Zell Lurie Commercialization FundAdvisorcurrent2011 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
- Augment Capital, LLCFounder, Managing Directorcurrent2005 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
- CrowdzBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSilicon Valley
- Mercatus, Inc.Board Observer2013 — 2021San Jose, CA
- GeoTixBoard Member2018 — 2021Traverse City, Michigan
- Iteros, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2021San Diego County, California, United States
- RayVioBoard Observer2014 — 2019Hayward, California
- Fluid-ScreenBoard Observer2017 — 2019Greater Boston
Skills & more
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VenturesEmerging MarketsPrivate EquityInvestment BankingStart-up VenturesEntrepreneurshipBusiness PlanningStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentFinancial StructuringInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsLanguages Hindi
From Sonali's professional profile.
Deals · 3
SecroBoard seat
via Augment Ventures · filed May 2025 · $13.9M raise
Channel19Board seat
via Augment Ventures · filed Jun 2023 · $2.5M raise
FlumeBoard seat
via Augment Ventures · filed Jul 2021 · $9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
ConverSightOptilogicPerennial Climate, Inc.Rivet
Investor
LLamasoft
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Augment Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sonali Vijayavargiya?
- Sonali Vijayavargiya is the founder and managing director of Augment Ventures, which she started to back founders using AI to modernize supply chains, manufacturing, and industrial infrastructure. Earlier in her career in Mumbai, she structured large tech financings at PwC and IDBI, worked on taking Rediff.com public, and helped launch Edelweiss's tech banking arm before relocating to the US and writing the first seed check into LLamasoft, which exited for $1.5 billion. She holds a BS in Statistics from Fergusson College and an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Management.
- Where does Sonali Vijayavargiya work?
- Sonali Vijayavargiya is Founder and Managing Director at Augment Ventures and Board director at Secro and Board director at Flume.
- What does Sonali Vijayavargiya invest in?
- Sonali Vijayavargiya invests in Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Logistics & Supply Chain.
- What boards does Sonali Vijayavargiya sit on?
- Sonali Vijayavargiya holds tracked board seats at Channel19, ConverSight, Flume, Flume, Optilogic, Perennial Climate, Inc., Rivet, Secro.
- What companies has Sonali Vijayavargiya invested in?
- Investments tracked here include LLamasoft.
- Where did Sonali Vijayavargiya go to school?
- Sonali Vijayavargiya studied at Fergusson College (Bachelor of Science, Statistics); Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (MBA, Finance).
Same school
Also attended Fergusson College14
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Also attended Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune5
Shared employers
Also worked at ConverSight.ai2
Also worked at Pair Team8
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