Sequoia-backed startup Empirik launches with $21m to predict infrastructure outages

Empirik, a startup incubated by Sequoia Capital, has launched with $21 million in seed funding to develop tools that predict infrastructure outages before they occur. Founded by Avon Puri and Sudheer Dhurjati, both former Sequoia IT leaders, the company aims to revolutionize infrastructure management by using AI to track system changes and predict potential failures. Empirik’s CEO, Kartik Chandrayana, emphasized that the tool acts as an autonomous 'traffic cop' for infrastructure, allowing DevOps teams to focus on higher-value tasks. Sequoia partner Bogomil Balkansky highlighted that Empirik is one of the first tools dedicated to tracking changes across large environments, offering a new approach to observability. The startup, which spun out earlier this year, has already attracted customers including S&P Global and Guardant Health.