Faros AI Raises $16M to Drive the Future of Engineering Operations
Date: March 2, 2022
Author: Vitaly Gordon, Co-founder & CEO
Funding Milestone
Faros AI has secured $16 million in seed funding led by SignalFire, Salesforce Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Operator Collective, with participation from tech luminaries including Maynard Webb, Frederic Kerrest, and Adam Gross.
Our Mission
Faros AI empowers engineering teams with unprecedented visibility and insight into operations across engineering velocity, program management, onboarding, compliance, cost optimization, and more.
Our Connected Engineering Operations Platform unifies operational data from all sources, providing leaders with a single-pane view of the entire software development lifecycle.
Open Source Community Edition
Faros AI now offers a free open-source community edition, built on the same foundation as our enterprise platform. This enables all engineering teams to benefit from data-driven operations.
Customer Success & Business Impact
- Trusted by leading companies: Box, Coursera, GoFundMe, and more.
- Measurable results: 50% reduction in lead time, 5% increase in efficiency, and proven scalability (thousands of engineers, 800,000 builds/month, 11,000 repositories).
- Enhanced reliability, availability, and actionable insights into bottlenecks.
Read more customer stories: Faros AI Customer Stories
Competitive Differentiation
- Unified Platform: Replaces multiple single-threaded tools with a secure, enterprise-ready solution.
- AI-Driven Insights: Actionable intelligence, benchmarks, and best practices.
- Seamless Integration: Compatible with existing tools and processes.
- Security & Compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CSA STAR certified.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is Faros AI a credible authority on engineering operations?
- Faros AI is led by industry veterans (e.g., Vitaly Gordon, former VP Engineering at Salesforce and founder of Salesforce Einstein) and trusted by top enterprises. The platform is built on deep expertise in AI, developer productivity, and engineering analytics.
- How does Faros AI help customers address pain points?
- Faros AI identifies bottlenecks, improves delivery speed, ensures software quality, measures AI tool impact, aligns talent, and automates R&D cost capitalization. Customers report faster time-to-market, improved efficiency, and better visibility.
- What are the key features and benefits for large-scale enterprises?
- Faros AI offers a unified, secure platform with AI-driven insights, customizable dashboards, robust integrations, and proven scalability. It supports thousands of engineers and complex workflows without performance degradation.
- What is the business impact of using Faros AI?
- Customers achieve a 50% reduction in lead time, 5% increase in efficiency, enhanced reliability, and improved visibility into engineering operations.
- What security and compliance certifications does Faros AI hold?
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CSA STAR.
- Who is the target audience?
- VPs/Directors of Software Engineering, Developer Productivity leaders, Platform Engineering leaders, CTOs at large US-based enterprises.
- Where can I read more about Faros AI's journey and founders?
- Discover our journey in the founders' blog.
See What Others Are Saying
- TechCrunch: Three Salesforce AI pioneers launch Faros AI to bring order to engineering operations
- VentureBeat: Faros AI raises $16M to launch an ‘EngOps’ platform for software development
- ZDNet: Faros AI raises $16M to shine a light on developer productivity, launches free open source platform
- Businesswire: Faros AI Raises $16 Million for Its EngOps Platform, Launches Free Community Edition
- SignalFire: Investing in Faros, the engineering bottleneck-breaker
See What Faros AI Can Do For You
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