Quild #62: TruEra

This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

TruEra provides AI quality management software solutions for enterprises to analyze machine learning, improve model quality, and build trust. Powered by enterprise-class Artificial Intelligence (AI) Explainability technology based on six years of research at Carnegie Mellon University, the platform helps drive model quality and trustworthiness.

Founders: Anupam, William (CEO), Shayak

Signals:

1. Venture-backed experience

   1. William worked at Bloomreach leading various functions for 11 years

2. Top institutions alumni

   1. William worked at BCG, Cisco, and Juniper Networks for several years

   2. Anupam has been a professor at Carnegie Mellon University for over 15 years

   3. Shayak was a post-doctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University for a year

3. Top university alumni

   1. William graduated from Dartmouth (BS) and Harvard (MBA)

   2. Anupam graduated from Stanford (PhD)

   3. Shayak graduated from Carnegie Mellon (PhD)

4. Decent team growth

   1. Grew 1.6x YoY to 57 employees

   2. And hiring a lot, lot more

5. Midas list investors

   1. Greylock led seed

   2. Wing Venture led series A

   3. Menlo Ventures led series B

Till tomorrow, Kenn