Clera home
·Dashboard

Rivet

Backed byDrive Capital

Work at Rivet?

Total raised$500.0K
StageSeed
Hiring pace76 roles / 90d
Founded2024
Team size51-200
HQWashington, District of Columbia
Industries

About Rivet

The company is an American developer of purpose-built tools designed specifically for industrial workforces and defense personnel. Operating in a market facing significant challenges from retiring skilled workers and intensifying global competition, the company focuses on multiplying the effectiveness of every individual worker through its specialized solutions. By equipping these critical workforces with advanced tools tailored to their unique needs, the company positions itself as a key enabler of productivity and performance in demanding industrial and defense sectors.

Open positions · 69

Prince William County · On-site · $74k–$84k/yr

Open

Prince William County · On-site · $130k–$140k/yr

Open

Washington · On-site · $250k–$275k/yr

Open

Ventura County · On-site · $85k–$90k/yr

Open

Churchill County · On-site · $68k–$80k/yr

Open

Company at a glance

Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Websiterivet.us
LinkedInLinkedIn

Founders & Leadership

CK

Chris Kaufield

Frontline Forward

LinkedIn
DM

Dave Marra

Frontline Forward.

LinkedIn
PH

Paul Herdener

RVT Operations - Frontline Forward

LinkedIn
DP

Doug Philippone

Software Entrepreneur, Mathematician, Venture Capitalist, Cyclist, Former Army Ranger

LinkedIn
MN

Mohit N.

Co-Founder and CTO

LinkedIn
+1 more on LinkedIn

Investors

Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering62%
  • Operations10%
  • Design10%
  • Specialized10%
  • Leadership3%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.San José State University
  2. 2.Virginia Tech
  3. 3.UC San Diego
  4. 4.University of Washington
  5. 5.New York University

Team Worked At

  • Palantir Technologies
  • Microsoft
  • BAE Systems, Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman
  • SAIC

Team Composition

40 people
  • Engineering13
  • Arts and Design3
  • Leadership3 senior3
  • Operations3
  • Program and Project Management3
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Business Development1 senior1
  • Consulting1

Funding History

Pre-SeedFeb 2023

$500K

raised

Boston AI audience-management startup Rivet raised a $500K pre-seed round led by Drive Capital.

Drive Capital

Life at Rivet

Frequently asked questions

Companies similar to Rivet

Arbio

Arbio, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is building an AI-native property management platform for short-term rentals across Europe. It currently manages over 1,000 apartments and operates real properties in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, and Leipzig, with plans to expand to additional European cities. The company has raised a $36 million Series A funding and maintains an engineering team of five engineers. Arbio’s platform uses AI to observe, decide, and act on real-world property operations with humans in the loop, enabling AI-assisted management of short-term rental properties across Europe.

AI/ML51-200
Duna

Duna is an AI-native business identity platform focused on KYB, KYC, AML, and lifecycle compliance, enabling enterprises to manage risk and regulatory adherence across the customer journey. By delivering automated identity verification, ongoing monitoring, and risk scoring, Duna helps organizations streamline compliance while reducing friction for legitimate customers. Global customers like Plaid, Moss, and Bol rely on Duna to maintain robust, scalable identity programs.

FinTech51-200
Knowunity

Knowunity GmbH is an educational platform used by more than 30 million students. In Europe, the company built one of the biggest creator programs in the world, amassing over 1 billion views across more than 25 countries. Now expanding into the United States, Knowunity has launched a $50M-backed company there.

EdTech51-200