Work Raman Varma
| Raman Varma | |
| Occupation | Software engineer, entrepreneur |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder of Kestrel AI |
Raman Varma is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a co-founder of Kestrel AI, an AI-native cloud incident response platform backed by Y Combinator as part of its Fall 2025 batch.[1]
Career
Raman Varma co-founded Kestrel AI in 2025 alongside Evan Chopra. The company, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, develops an AI-powered platform designed to detect, investigate, and resolve cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure incidents autonomously. Kestrel AI monitors cloud environments around the clock, identifies root causes of incidents, and generates production-ready fixes, aiming to reduce incident resolution times from hours to seconds.[2]
The platform incorporates several core capabilities, including automated incident response with single-click approval or auto-remediation, an AI chat copilot that allows users to investigate complex multi-dependency incidents using natural language queries, and a risk assessment feature that deploys specialized AI agents to discover cross-domain security vulnerabilities before they escalate into active incidents. Kestrel AI also provides a unified cloud infrastructure map with real-time traffic visualization and integrates with existing CI/CD pipelines through GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows, converting AI-generated fixes into pull requests.[3]
The company operates in the fields of AIOps, cloud security, Kubernetes, and cloud computing infrastructure. According to its company profile, Kestrel AI utilizes Kubernetes metadata and Cilium/Istio telemetry to construct a live resource and traffic graph. Specialized AI agents with domain-specific reasoning then analyze the effectiveness of Kubernetes, Cilium, and Istio policies, compute recommendations, and run autonomous risk assessments that produce prioritized remediation steps.[4]
The Kestrel AI website indicates that the platform was built by engineers with backgrounds at Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR), Illumio, Square, and DNAnexus.[5]
References
- ↑ "Kestrel AI – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Kestrel AI – AI-Native Cloud Incident Response Platform". 'Kestrel AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Kestrel AI – AI-Native Cloud Incident Response Platform". 'Kestrel AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Kestrel AI – F6S". 'F6S}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Kestrel AI – AI-Native Cloud Incident Response Platform". 'Kestrel AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.