Suresh Mathew, Founder and CEO of Sedai: $18 Million Raised to Automate Cloud Management for Critical Decisions

In this episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Suresh Mathew, the Founder and CEO of Sedai, an autonomous cloud management platform that's raised over $18 Million in funding, about why automated microservices can make major impacts on almost any enterprise deploying them. Suresh shares his background and how he left his job at eBay, PayPal to start Sedai in 2019, before the pandemic. Suresh also shares his belief that starting a company during the pandemic was actually a blessing in disguise, and what he learned during that challenging time. 

Suresh talks about the origin story of Sedai, why it's always better to focus on the problem statement instead of the cool solution, the success Sedai has achieved in the autonomous cloud management market category, and what the next few years might look like. 

Topics Discussed:

• Suresh's career, from major industry names to the fresh new startup space
• Automation across the industry, from self-driving cars to microservice management
• How founding a company during the COVID pandemic turned out to be a blessing in disguise
• Why Suresh believes it's always better to focus on a strong problem statement, rather than a shiny solution
• The future of automation as it transforms from an industry buzzword into a new norm

 

Favorite book: 

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future