Telmai
YC S21San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 12 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors
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Telmai is a data observability company that monitors and enhances data reliability for enterprise customers. The platform helps organizations ensure the quality and integrity of their data infrastructure.
Also known as Telm.ai
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAnalyticsAIMLUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Telmai was founded in 2020 by Mona Rakibe and Maxim Lukichev.
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Mona RakibeinCo-Founder and CEOMona Rakibe founded Telmai in November 2020 and previously served as director of product management at a data management startup.
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Maxim LukichevinCo-founder and CTOMaxim Lukichev has over 15 years of experience in data science and engineering roles across startups and large enterprises.
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Investors · 5
.406 Ventures✓ verifiedBoston · $1M – $4M
Glasswing Ventures✓ verifiedBoston · $100K – $5M
Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
Also in the syndicate · 1
.406 Partners
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$8.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021–2023
- Undisclosed amountSeedOct 2021
.406 Partners, Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners
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▶$8.5MraisedMay 2023 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$8.5MraisedMay 2023 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Maxim LukichevExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Mona RakibeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Rudina SeseriDirector
- Graham BrooksDirector
- Offering amount
- $8.5M
- Amount sold
- $8.5M
- First sale
- May 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Summer 2021 batch
What they told YC
- How long have each of you been working on this? How much of that has been full-time? Please explain.
- Co-founders Mona Rakibe (CEO) and Max Lukichev (CTO) have worked on Telm.ai full-time since November 2020, each bringing over 15 years of experience in data management and enterprise products.
- What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.
- The founders are building Telm.ai, a real-time data anomaly detection and investigation platform for data engineers and architects. Delivered as an API, it monitors ingested data at the record level to catch problems before they reach analytical and AI systems, reducing mean time to detect and resolve data issues.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Telmai do?
- Telmai is a data observability company that monitors and enhances data reliability for enterprise customers. The platform helps organizations ensure the quality and integrity of their data infrastructure.
- Who founded Telmai?
- Telmai was founded by Mona Rakibe, Maxim Lukichev in 2020.
- Who are Telmai's investors?
- Telmai's investors include .406 Ventures, Glasswing Ventures, Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Telmai raised?
- Telmai has disclosed $8.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Telmai headquartered?
- Telmai is headquartered in San Francisco, US.