DAGWorks Inc.
AcquiredYC W23San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
DAGWorks provides open-source Python frameworks—Hamilton for ML and data pipelines and Burr for AI agent applications—that include built-in observability, lineage tracking, and versioning to help developers monitor and maintain AI systems in production.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAIOpsArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AIOpen SourceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
DAGWorks Inc. was founded in 2022 by Stefan Krawczyk and Elijah ben Izzy.
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Stefan Krawczykin𝕏Co-founder · Chief Executive Officer2022–2025Stefan Krawczyk has held roles in data and machine learning engineering at LinkedIn, Nextdoor, Idibon, and Stitch Fix, most recently leading the Model Lifecycle team at Stitch Fix where he worked on model productionization processes. He co-created the Hamilton framework and founded DAGWorks Inc. to develop it further.
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Elijah ben Izzyin𝕏Co-founder · Chief Technology Officer2022–2025Elijah ben Izzy previously led machine learning platform development at Stitch Fix, where he built tools serving over 100 data scientists. He is now founder of DAGWorks Inc. and maintains Hamilton, an open-source dataflow management framework.
Investors · 1
The YC application· Winter 2023 batch
What they told YC
- Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.
- A collaborative machine learning ETL platform aimed at data scientists.
- What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.
- The founders are building an open-core platform that lets data science teams develop, productionize, and maintain machine learning ETLs on top of a company's existing MLOps and data infrastructure.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DAGWorks Inc. do?
- DAGWorks provides open-source Python frameworks—Hamilton for ML and data pipelines and Burr for AI agent applications—that include built-in observability, lineage tracking, and versioning to help developers monitor and maintain AI systems in production.
- Who founded DAGWorks Inc.?
- DAGWorks Inc. was founded by Stefan Krawczyk, Elijah ben Izzy in 2022.
- Who are DAGWorks Inc.'s investors?
- DAGWorks Inc.'s investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is DAGWorks Inc. headquartered?
- DAGWorks Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, US.