Quild #63: Fiddler

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

Fiddler’s next-generation ML Model Performance Management platform empowers data science and AI/ML teams to validate, monitor, explain, and analyze their AI solutions to accelerate AI adoption, meet regulatory compliance, and build trust with end-users. The platform provides complete visibility and understanding of AI solutions to customers.

Founders: Krishna (CEO), Amit (COO), Manoj

Signals:

1. Repeat exited founder

   1. Amit founded Flockish (acquired by Paypal) and Orange Peel Labs (acquired by Samsung)

2. Venture-backed experience

   1. Krishna worked at Twitter and Pinterest before both went public

   2. Manoj worked at Twitter and Lyft years before both went public

3. Top company alumni

   1. Krishna led engineering at Microsoft, Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook for over 10 years

   2. Amit built products at Expedia, Microsoft, Paypal, and Samsung for over 10 years

   3. Manoj worked as an engineer at BEA systems, Salesforce, Twitter and Lyft for over 10 years

4. Top university alumni

   1. Krishna graduated from University of Minnesota (MS)

   2. Amit graduated from UC Berkeley (MBA) and University of Minnesota (MS)

5. Fast team growth

   1. Grew 1.9x YoY to 69 employees

   2. Hiring a lot more

6. Midas list investors

   1. Insight Partners led series B

   2. Lightspeed Venture led series A

Till tomorrow, Kenn