Empirik Secures $21 Million in Funding to Predict Infrastructure Outages
The Sequoia-backed startup offers an AI-powered observability tool that predicts potential failures by tracking system changes.
Launched as an independent company with seed funding led by Sequoia Capital, Canapi, and Alumni Ventures, Empirik has secured $21 million in financing to predict infrastructure outages before they occur.
Investment and Independence Process
Initially developed within Sequoia Capital's incubator in 2023, Empirik has become an independent company after securing $21 million in seed funding. In addition to Sequoia, Canapi and Alumni Ventures participated in the funding round.
AI-Powered Solution
Designed by Avon Puri and Sudheer Dhurjati based on the potential of large language models, Empirik tracks system changes and predicts their potential impacts across the entire infrastructure.
Autonomous Traffic Police Function
Empirik acts as an autonomous traffic police officer by allowing low-risk changes, establishing guardrails for larger updates, and routing the most hazardous updates for human review.
Customer Portfolio and Objectives
Having commenced operations at the beginning of the year, the company has reached a broad customer portfolio consisting of startups and Fortune 500 companies, including S&P Global, Guardant Health, and a major consumer goods firm.