Massdriver
YC W22Los Angeles, US · Founded 2021 · 4 employees · 2 known investors
Massdriver provides infrastructure automation and management for cloud-native organizations, enabling developers and operations teams to provision and manage infrastructure with ease while maintaining compliance and operational standards. The platform abstracts away complexity by offering standardized, consumable building blocks that handle Day Two operations including monitoring, scaling, and compliance out of the box.
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Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDevSecOpsKubernetesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Massdriver was founded in 2021 by Cory O'Daniel and Chris Hill.
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Cory O'Danielin𝕏CEO & Co-FounderHe has over 20 years of experience in software development, team building, startup development, and cloud operations management, and previously created Bonny, an Elixir-based Kubernetes operator framework.
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Chris HillinCOO & Co-FounderChris Hill is a software developer and operations engineer with experience in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP platforms.
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$8M disclosed across 1 round · 2023
- $8MraisedAug 2023 · 3 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 10
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Massdriver do?
- Massdriver provides infrastructure automation and management for cloud-native organizations, enabling developers and operations teams to provision and manage infrastructure with ease while maintaining compliance and operational standards. The platform abstracts away complexity by offering standardized, consumable building blocks that handle Day Two operations including monitoring, scaling, and compliance out of the box.
- Who founded Massdriver?
- Massdriver was founded by Cory O'Daniel, Chris Hill in 2021.
- Who are Massdriver's investors?
- Massdriver's investors include Preston-Werner Ventures, Y Combinator.
- How much funding has Massdriver raised?
- Massdriver has disclosed $8M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Massdriver headquartered?
- Massdriver is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.