Cekura
YC F24San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 15 employees · Hiring · 3 known investors
Cekura provides testing, monitoring, and optimization tools for voice and chat AI agents. The platform enables developers to simulate scenarios, run evaluations before production, replay real conversations, and continuously improve agents through voice observability and analytics.
Also known as Cekura (formerly Vocera) · Lex · Vocera
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F24)
Cekura was founded in 2024 by Tarush Agarwal, Shashij Gupta, and Sidhant Kabra.
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Tarush Agarwalin𝕏FounderHe previously spent three years in quantitative finance developing low-latency trading systems and worked on strategy optimization. He holds a degree in computer science and statistics from IIT Bombay.
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Shashij Guptain𝕏FounderHe previously worked as a quantitative researcher at a trading firm and as an NLP researcher at Google Research, with published work on transformer testing from his time at ETH Zurich. He holds a degree in computer science from IIT Bombay.
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Sidhant Kabrain𝕏FounderHe previously worked as a management consultant advising executives at Fortune 500 companies in FMCG and medical devices, and managed a customer experience team of over 100 people. Most recently, he held product and growth roles at an edtech startup that scaled to over 200,000 users. He holds a bachelor's degree from IIT Bombay.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cekura do?
- Cekura provides testing, monitoring, and optimization tools for voice and chat AI agents. The platform enables developers to simulate scenarios, run evaluations before production, replay real conversations, and continuously improve agents through voice observability and analytics.
- Who founded Cekura?
- Cekura was founded by Tarush Agarwal, Shashij Gupta, Sidhant Kabra in 2024.
- Who are Cekura's investors?
- Cekura's investors include Imagination Capital, Y Combinator, Hike Ventures.
- Where is Cekura headquartered?
- Cekura is headquartered in San Francisco, US.