Wallaroo
Brooklyn, US · Founded 2015 · 34 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Wallaroo.AI offers a unified platform for deploying, serving, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning and AI models in production across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments. It targets enterprise AI teams working with a range of models—from traditional ML to LLMs and computer vision—across industries such as manufacturing, retail, life sciences, defense, and financial services.
Founders & leadership
Wallaroo was founded in 2015 by Vidyut Jain.
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Vidyut JainFounder
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Priyanka MitraBoard director
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Samir KumarBoard director
Investors · 8
boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M
Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M
Four Acres CapitalNew York · $50K – $100Kvia Jenny Friedman · inferred
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M
MyAsiaVCSeattlevia Aabhas Khanna · inferred
Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M
Sierra VenturesreportedSan Mateo · $10Mvia Shomik Ghosh · board
Supernode VenturesreportedNew York · $500K – $1.3M
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$35M disclosed across 7 rounds · 2017–2024
▶$1.1MraisedJul 2024 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.1MraisedJul 2024 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Owen DavisDirector
- Priyanka MitraDirector
- Shomik GhoshDirector
- Samir KumarDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $1.1M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jul 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$25.2MraisedFeb 2022 · 30 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$25.2MraisedFeb 2022 · 30 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Priyanka MitraDirector
- Shomik GhoshDirector
- Owen DavisDirector
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $25.2M
- Amount sold
- $25.2M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jan 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$300KraisedAug 2021 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$300KraisedAug 2021 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Owen DavisDirector
- Shomik GhoshDirector
- Offering amount
- $300K
- Amount sold
- $300K
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jul 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$330.1KraisedOct 2020 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$330.1KraisedOct 2020 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jeffrey LeventhalDirector
- Owen DavisDirector
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $330.1K
- Amount sold
- $330.1K
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Sep 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$845KraisedFeb 2020 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$845KraisedFeb 2020 · 9 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Owen DavisDirector
- Edward SimDirector
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $845K
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jan 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.3MraisedJun 2018 · 13 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$5.3MraisedJun 2018 · 13 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Edward SimDirector
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $5.3M
- Amount sold
- $5.3M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- Proceeds to insiders
- $45K
- First sale
- May 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.9MraisedJul 2017 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.9MraisedJul 2017 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.9M
- Amount sold
- $1.9M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jul 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, New York, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Non-dilutive funding · 10 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase IISTTR | 2023 | $1.5M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2023 | $75K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2023 | $74.8K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2022 | $750K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2022 | $750K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2022 | $50K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2021 | $1.7M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2021 | $50K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2020 | $49.6K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wallaroo do?
- Wallaroo.AI offers a unified platform for deploying, serving, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning and AI models in production across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments. It targets enterprise AI teams working with a range of models—from traditional ML to LLMs and computer vision—across industries such as manufacturing, retail, life sciences, defense, and financial services.
- Who founded Wallaroo?
- Wallaroo was founded by Vidyut Jain in 2015.
- Who are Wallaroo's investors?
- Wallaroo's investors include boldstart ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Four Acres Capital, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), MyAsiaVC, Resolute Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Supernode Ventures.
- How much funding has Wallaroo raised?
- Wallaroo has disclosed $35M raised across 7 rounds.
- Where is Wallaroo headquartered?
- Wallaroo is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.