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Rootly

YC S21

San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 75 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors

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Rootly provides AI-powered on-call and incident management software that integrates with Slack and Teams to help engineering and SRE teams page, schedule, diagnose, and resolve incidents faster. It also offers automated status pages and post-incident analysis for teams that require high system availability.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAIOpsB2BSecurityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Rootly was founded in 2020 by Quentin Rousseau and JJ Tang.

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Quentin RousseauCTO | CISO, Co-founder (YC S21)Quentin Rousseau is an SRE who previously worked at Instacart on systems infrastructure. He co-founded PopSQL (YC S19) and later Rootly (YC S21).
JTJJ Tang
JJ TangCEO and Co-founder (YC S21)JJ Tang founded Rootly, an incident management and on-call platform. Prior to this, no background information is provided in the profile.30 Under 30 2024
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Dan SadlerVice President of Engineering
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Tonci HockmannSenior Technical Recruiter
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Trang NguyenVice President of Finance and Operations
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Rahul ParmarVice President of Salesformer
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Hilary SmithRecruiterformer
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Darren ChuHead of Opsformer

Investors · 5

Renegade Partnerslisted by Renegade PartnersSan Francisco · $2M – $10M

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XYZ Venture Capitallisted by XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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8VCreportedAustin · $500K – $50M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$12M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2021–2023

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

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Rootly went on to found or lead other companies.

Quentin RousseauFounder and CTO (YC S21)Founded PopSQLSylvain KalacheHead of AI LabsFounded Holberton

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In the news

Rootly Raises $12 Million in Series Athesaasnews.com · Aug 2023Rootly Raises $12M to Help Enterprise IT Teams Resolve Incidents 80 Percent Fasterfinance.yahoo.com · Aug 2023Incident response management platform Rootly secures $12M | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Aug 2023🚒 Rootly - AI SRE, On-Call, Status Pagesycombinator.com · Oct 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Rootly do?
Rootly provides AI-powered on-call and incident management software that integrates with Slack and Teams to help engineering and SRE teams page, schedule, diagnose, and resolve incidents faster. It also offers automated status pages and post-incident analysis for teams that require high system availability.
Who founded Rootly?
Rootly was founded by Quentin Rousseau, JJ Tang in 2020.
Who are Rootly's investors?
Rootly's investors include Gradient Ventures, Renegade Partners, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, 8VC.
How much funding has Rootly raised?
Rootly has disclosed $12M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Rootly headquartered?
Rootly is headquartered in San Francisco, US.