Former site reliability engineers turned co-founders of Thoras AI, Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani, pitch their AI platform to help startups optimize cloud infrastructure. Investors discuss the importance of reliability in tech, AI-driven cloud resource management, sustainability practices, securing investors, successful pitches, and navigating funding rounds as twin founders.
Utilizing AI for cloud optimization is crucial for improving system efficiency and reducing costs.
Representation of female founders in tech is essential for breaking stereotypes and inspiring diversity in entrepreneurship.
Deep dives
Cloud Reliability and Site Engineers
The podcast delves into the critical role of cloud service reliability and the individuals responsible for maintaining it. SREs, or Site Reliability Engineers, are highlighted as the key players who ensure the smooth functioning of cloud services. The episode emphasizes the importance of leveraging AI to automate site reliability processes, showcasing the relevance of cloud monitoring companies such as Datadog and New Relic in the market, attracting significant venture capital interest.
Thoris AI's AI-Driven Reliability Solution
The founders of Thoris AI, Nilo and Jen, present their innovative AI-driven solution focused on forecasting cloud consumption and optimizing infrastructure scaling in real-time. By providing AI-generated insights and proactive anomaly detection, Thoris AI aims to enhance system efficiency, reduce costs, and prevent outages. The pitch highlights the potential impact of their solution in increasing system reliability and efficiency by up to 50%, coupled with substantial cost reductions in cloud operations.
Customer Partnerships and Product Development
Through strategic design partnerships and pilot programs across diverse industries like streaming, e-commerce, and others, Thoris AI emphasizes its customer-centric approach and wide-ranging applicability across sectors. The podcast underscores the importance of paid pilots ranging from $500 to $1,500 per month to validate and tailor their solution to meet specific customer needs, focusing on reliability, cost optimization, and uptime as core value propositions.
Female Entrepreneurship and Family Dynamics
The episode sheds light on the challenges and stereotypes faced by female founders in the tech industry, emphasizing the importance of representation and breaking gender norms. Nilo and Jen's journey as twin founders underscores their commitment to showcasing that women can excel in technology and entrepreneurship. Additionally, insights into their family dynamics and sister agreement encapsulate their unique bond, communication strategies, and shared vision towards building a successful business.
Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI, a platform that helps startups scale and optimize their cloud infrastructure using AI. Will the investors get down on site reliability, or will this “family business” scare them away?
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