Most startups talk about AI like it’s still a sci-fi flick, flashy buzzwords, high drama, no real plot. But Gruve? They skipped the trailer and went straight to production.
Founded in 2024 by Tarun Raisoni and Sushil Goyal, yeah, the duo who scaled Rahi Systems to a $225M exit, they weren’t looking to build another AI sandbox. They’re building the construction site and the skyscraper. Alongside Swati Deshpande, Daniel Rudman, and Rajeev Khanolkar (who also happens to be the brain behind SecurView, Inc.), this team isn’t theorizing. They’re operationalizing. In industries where AI hype usually dies in “pilot purgatory,” Gruve's turning proof-of-concept into profit.
And the market’s listening. They just locked down a $20M Series A, led by the sharp minds at Mayfield Fund, with Cisco Investments doubling down. Total raised? $37.5M. Quiet seed round, loud execution. Why? Because they’re not out here charging by the hour. Gruve runs on outcome-based pricing. No results, no invoice. That’s not just bold, it’s battle-tested confidence.
Gruve’s embedding directly into client teams, not lobbing strategy decks from afar. Their AI agents handle routine consulting like a machine should, freeing humans to actually think. From Stanford Health Care to cybersecurity firm Acuvity, they’re already in the trenches of high-stakes, compliance-heavy zones. Healthcare, finance, infrastructure, you know, the places where mistakes are expensive and trends don’t cut it.
And while everyone else is talking about LLMs like they’re still novelties, Gruve’s framework is locked in, strategy workshops, data readiness, model fine-tuning, integration, governance. Five steps that move enterprises from “we should try AI” to “we can’t run without it.”
They’re building with Red Hat, Google, Glean, Supervity. They’ve acquired SecurView, a 300-person powerhouse in cybersecurity and identity management, to extend reach and deepen capability. ISO 27001? SOC-certified? Cisco MINT Services Partner? All boxes checked. All barriers cleared.
If you’re still selling time instead of outcomes, Gruve.ai’s about to make your margins look medieval. They’re not here to help enterprises talk AI. They’re here to help them do it.
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Thank you for sharing, Jesse!