Nimbus
DefunctYC W21Seattle, US · Founded 2020 · 3 employees · 3 known investors
Nimbus provides automated cost optimization for Datadog customers, reducing their observability expenses without requiring manual intervention from engineering teams.
Also known as Dendron
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceInfrastructureOperationsUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)
Nimbus was founded in 2020 by Kevin Lin.
Investors · 3
Competitors · 4
by search overlapDatadog11 shared keywordsDatadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises. The platform serves development, security, and operations teams managing cloud-native and hybrid environments.
StatusGator5 shared keywordsStatusGator monitors the status of 9,600+ cloud services, SaaS tools, and websites, sending outage notifications and Early Warning Signals to IT and DevOps teams. It aggregates third-party service status and internal infrastructure monitoring into unified, customizable status pages that integrate with tools like Slack and helpdesks.
Qiita4 shared keywordsQiita is a knowledge-sharing platform where engineers post, share, and edit technical articles, and follow users and tags. It serves software engineers and developers, primarily in Japan, as a community content and knowledge-sharing service.
Nullstone4 shared keywordsNullstone provides a developer-focused platform for self-service cloud infrastructure management across multiple providers, eliminating the need for DevOps expertise. The platform automates deployment, environment configuration, and observability for container, serverless, and static applications.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Nimbus do?
- Nimbus provides automated cost optimization for Datadog customers, reducing their observability expenses without requiring manual intervention from engineering teams.
- Who founded Nimbus?
- Nimbus was founded by Kevin Lin in 2020.
- Who are Nimbus's investors?
- Nimbus's investors include Y Combinator, Atlas Venture, GV (Google Ventures).
- Where is Nimbus headquartered?
- Nimbus is headquartered in Seattle, US.


