Openlayer

Backed byRace Capital

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Total raised$19.3M
StageSeries A
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, United States
IndustriesSaaSAI/MLMachine LearningData ScienceEnterprise Software

About Openlayer

Openlayer is a testing and debugging platform designed to help organizations validate and improve their machine learning models. Founded by three former Siri engineers who collectively contributed to over 15 AI/ML projects at Apple, the company brings deep expertise in machine learning development and deployment. Backed by Y Combinator and a roster of prominent investors including the founders of Instagram, Voyage, Instacart, Sendbird, and Mercury, Openlayer has established strong support from both the startup ecosystem and experienced technology leaders. The company is already working with several well-known enterprise organizations valued at over $1 billion, demonstrating significant market traction and trust from large-scale users.

Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
Investors
Hack VC ·KPN Ventures ·Liquid 2 Ventures ·Mantis VC ·Mindset Ventures ·NXTP Labs ·Picus Capital ·Quiet Capital ·Race Capital ·Telefonica ·Y Combinator
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Founders & Leadership

EL

Erica Luzzi

Founding Designer @ Openlayer | previously: design engineering at Harvard, research guide at MIT Media Lab

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GK

Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye

AI Governance | Founder @ Openlayer | Prev: Apple, YC, CMU

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RR

Rishab Ramanathan

Co-Founder & CTO at Openlayer | Y Combinator (S21)

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VN

Vikas Nair

Co-Founder, Openlayer | YC S21 | ex-Apple

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JB

Jaime Bañuelos

Marketing Executive & GTM Leader | Enterprise AI Governance & Observability | Demand Gen, SEO/AEO, ABM, Events, Partnerships

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Sales & Business Development32%
  • Other Specialized28%
  • Software Engineering16%
  • Leadership12%
  • Design4%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of California, Berkeley
  2. 2.Yale University
  3. 3.Stanford University
  4. 4.Carnegie Mellon University
  5. 5.Cornell University

Team Worked At

  • Apple
  • Weights & Biases
  • DataRobot
  • Domino Data Lab
  • Google

Team Composition

19 people
  • Engineering1 senior5
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior3
  • Marketing1 senior2
  • Sales2
  • Arts and Design1 senior1

Culture & values

Seeking founding engineer to help build the future of sustainable, performant, and ethical machine learning

Funding History

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