Abhilash Sonwane is an entrepreneur, investor, and product strategist with over 25 years of experience building global technology products. He pioneered early webmail solutions and designed and developed Cyberoam, the world’s first Layer 8 firewall appliance—sold in 150+ countries and later acquired by Sophos in 2014. Over the years, he has led the development of multiple cybersecurity and B2B products while scaling cross-cultural teams across continents. As co-founder of Pedagogy, acquired by Vedantu in 2021, he grew the platform to over 250,000 users. Today, Abhilash mentors and funds startups, helping founders innovate, scale, and maximize their impact.