# Rohan Sanil

> Rohan Sanil is a California-based technology entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Deep North, the computer vision company renamed StrataVision in 2024. Earlier ventures include Akiira Media Systems, Atstream Networks and Tri-Cad. He is now a co-founder of Bluebird AI, continuing his work in video technology, products and business intelligence.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Bluebird AI
- **Organizations:** Bluebird AI, StrataVision (formerly Deep North), Akiira Media Systems, Atstream Networks, Tri-Cad / Infoglobe, MetricStream, Cambridge Solutions
- **Education:** BS, Mechanical Engineering, Karnatak University, MS, Management Science, University of Dayton
- **Known for:** Co-founded Deep North, subsequently renamed StrataVision., Led Deep North during its announced $25.7 million Series A and $16.7 million Series A-1 rounds., Co-inventor on granted US patents for automatic video editing and self-checkout verification.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1997** — Founder and CEO, Tri-CAD Info Sys / Infoglobe.
- **1999-2002** — Founder and CEO, Atstream Networks.
- **2003-2007** — Sales and business development leadership at Cambridge Solutions / Scandent Group.
- **2008-2013** — Founded Akiira Media Systems.
- **2015-2016** — Director of product management and marketing at MetricStream.
- **2016** — Co-founded the business that became Deep North with Jinjun Wang.
- **2019** — Named co-inventor with Jinjun Wang on US10430664, System for automatically editing video, granted October 1.
- **2020** — Deep North announced a $25.7 million Series A on March 12.
- **2021** — Deep North announced a $16.7 million Series A-1 on October 21.
- **2022** — Deep North and Dell announced a video analytics partnership on September 13.
- **2024** — His Deep North CEO tenure ended in January, according to professional directories; the company rebranded as StrataVision in July under Bjoern Petersen. Joined Bluebird AI as a co-founder in September.
- **2025** — Named co-inventor on US12266246, Self-checkout verification systems and methods, granted April 1.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Deep North, subsequently renamed StrataVision.
- Led Deep North during its announced $25.7 million Series A and $16.7 million Series A-1 rounds.
- Co-inventor on granted US patents for automatic video editing and self-checkout verification.
- Co-founded Bluebird AI.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — US12266246 was granted, naming Rohan Sanil, Abhijit Deshpande and Jinjun Wang as inventors.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohansanil

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Last updated: 2026-10-24