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Orkes

Cupertino, US · Founded 2020 · 76 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Orkes offers a managed, enterprise version of Conductor (an open-source workflow orchestration engine), adding availability guarantees, security and access controls, audit logging, a visual workflow builder, and AI/LLM chaining. It targets engineering teams that need to run and scale workflow orchestration on cloud or private cloud without maintaining the engine themselves.

Founders & leadership

Orkes was founded in 2020 by Viren Baraiya, Dilip Lukose, and Jeu George.

VBViren Baraiya
Viren BaraiyaCo-Founder & CTOViren Baraiya is co-creator of Netflix Conductor, an open-source workflow orchestration engine, and co-founder and CTO of Orkes, which provides an enterprise managed version of Conductor. He previously led infrastructure and security initiatives at Netflix and McGraw-Hill Higher Education, including building role-based access control and single sign-on systems.
DLDilip Lukose
Dilip LukoseCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer
JGJeu George
Jeu GeorgeCo-Founder & CEOJeu George is a software architect who previously held engineering roles at Netflix and Microsoft, as well as at the startup Pinkvilla, with expertise in cloud computing, distributed systems, and multiple programming languages.

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Funding

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$120M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2024–2026

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Frequently asked questions

What does Orkes do?
Orkes offers a managed, enterprise version of Conductor (an open-source workflow orchestration engine), adding availability guarantees, security and access controls, audit logging, a visual workflow builder, and AI/LLM chaining. It targets engineering teams that need to run and scale workflow orchestration on cloud or private cloud without maintaining the engine themselves.
Who founded Orkes?
Orkes was founded by Viren Baraiya, Dilip Lukose, Jeu George in 2020.
Who are Orkes's investors?
Orkes's investors include Battery Ventures, Olima Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Atlantic Vantage Point, AXA Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd..
How much funding has Orkes raised?
Orkes has disclosed $120M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Orkes headquartered?
Orkes is headquartered in Cupertino, US.