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Kestra

Founded 2022 · 83 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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18 people in our graph share verified history with the Kestra team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Quentin Staes-Poletunlockedknows Ludovic Dehon · together at Ankama (overlapped)
×3knows the team · via Leroy Merlin
×6knows the team · via Kestra
×2knows the team · via Auchan Retail

Kestra is a plugin-powered orchestration platform for data pipelines, infrastructure automation, and AI workflows, using declarative, Git-native flows with triggering, execution control, observability, and recovery. It serves engineering and platform teams, offering self-hosted deployment via Docker or Kubernetes and an enterprise edition with SSO, RBAC, audit logs, and multi-tenancy for critical environments.

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Founders & leadership

Kestra was founded in 2022 by Emmanuel Darras and Ludovic Dehon.

EDEmmanuel Darras
Emmanuel DarrasCEO
LDLudovic Dehon
Ludovic DehonCTOLudovic Dehon is co-founder and CTO of Kestra, a plugin-powered orchestration platform for data pipelines and AI workflows. He previously created AKHQ and has nearly two decades of experience building open-source infrastructure solutions.

Investors · 7

Axeleo Capitallisted by Axeleo CapitalParis · $108K – $1.6M

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Endeavour Visionlisted by Endeavour VisionGeneva
Isailisted by IsaiParis · $108K – $54M

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ISAI Gestionlisted by ISAI Gestion
RTP Globallisted by RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M

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Transpose Platform Managementlisted by Transpose Platform ManagementHouston
AlvenreportedParis

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$25M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2024–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Kestra Hires Wealth Management Head from BlackRockwealthmanagement.com · Aug 2026Kestra raises USD $25 million to expand workflow platformcfotech.news · Apr 2026Paris-based Kestra lands €21 million Series A for orchestration platform expansion | EU-Startupseu-startups.com · Mar 2026French open-source orchestration platform Kestra raises $25Mthenextweb.com · Mar 2026Kestra Raises $25M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2026Kestra Raises $25 Million Series A to Become the Orchestration Standard for Enterprisesprnewswire.com · Mar 2026Kestra raises another $8M for its open-source orchestration platformtechcrunch.com · Sep 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Kestra do?
Kestra is a plugin-powered orchestration platform for data pipelines, infrastructure automation, and AI workflows, using declarative, Git-native flows with triggering, execution control, observability, and recovery. It serves engineering and platform teams, offering self-hosted deployment via Docker or Kubernetes and an enterprise edition with SSO, RBAC, audit logs, and multi-tenancy for critical environments.
Who founded Kestra?
Kestra was founded by Emmanuel Darras, Ludovic Dehon in 2022.
Who are Kestra's investors?
Kestra's investors include Axeleo Capital, Endeavour Vision, Isai, ISAI Gestion, RTP Global, Transpose Platform Management, Alven.
How much funding has Kestra raised?
Kestra has disclosed $25M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.