A group of academics from Columbia University met weekly to discuss the possibility of launching a startup, leading to the creation of Traversal in 2023. The founders, including Anish Agarwal, prioritize the intersection of their research in AI and software engineering. With Agarwal's newfound focus on entrepreneurship, Traversal aims to address complex software troubleshooting challenges. The startup has successfully launched with significant funding, including $48 million from notable investors like Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins, as it seeks to streamline site reliability engineering for engineers facing intricate software failures.
"I had to get in the game," said Agarwal, who's originally from Singapore. "I was looking around at my peers... They're solving really hard technical problems, and continuing to produce research in a very cool package."
"Troubleshooting is one of the most complex workflows in software," said Agarwal, Traversal's CEO. "It's why you can have 50 people firefighting in a war room until they find the answer."
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