
Cast AI
Cast AI sells automation software for cloud-native and AI workloads, helping companies optimize performance and costs. The Miami-based company has raised $181M, most recently in a Series C round, and employs 346 people.
The growth story

Cast AI grew from 59 to 346 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $181M along the way, most recently a Series C in January 2026.
About
Cast AI provides tools to automate and optimize cloud infrastructure, particularly for applications using AI and cloud-native technologies. Its software aims to maintain reliability and performance while reducing cloud costs, which appeals to companies running complex, resource-intensive workloads.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2019 founding, reaching 346 employees. Its $181M in total funding includes a Series C round in early 2026, backed by investors like Creandum and DNX Ventures. This positions Cast AI as a well-capitalized player in cloud optimization software.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Cast AI's largest function, with 74 employees, reflecting its technical focus. The company's leadership team is based in Miami, with a workforce likely distributed given its Lithuanian university hiring patterns.












The Cast AI org chart
Yuri Frayman (Founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew

Headcount by function: Engineering 137 (+12% YoY), Sales 62 (+3% YoY), Business Development 27 (-7% YoY), Marketing 19 (-10% YoY), Information Technology 16 (0% YoY), Operations 13 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Cast AI recruits heavily from tech companies like IBM, Dell, and Red Hat, with Spot - A Flexera company being its top talent source. Alumni often move to cloud-native and AI infrastructure startups, including Harness, Komodor, and LangChain.

Most common previous employers of Cast AI staff: Spot - A Flexera company (13), IBM (11), Danske Bank (10), Dell Technologies (9), Cisco (9), Red Hat (8). Former Cast AI employees most often moved to Harness (4), Komodor (4), Chainguard (4), dbt Labs (3), CodeRabbit (3), LangChain (3).
Alumni worth knowing








The Cast AI mafia
Five Cast AI alumni have founded companies, including Mindioo (14 staff) and kopa.ai (12 staff). These startups focus on areas like AI and cloud infrastructure, suggesting Cast AI fosters entrepreneurial talent in its core markets.




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Austeja Zymantaite, was Cofounding VP of People & Culture until 2024
Tomas Kozlovskis, was Product Manager until 2022
Matas Čepulis, was Account Executive until 2022
Norayr Yesayan, was Senior Product Designer until 2025
Víctor Hugo Hernández Ordóñez, was Sr Sales Engineer until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic

Traffic mix: 59% direct, 28% search, 4% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of

Most common skills at Cast AI: Kubernetes (153), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (114), Python (Programming Language) (111), Git (106), Go (Programming Language) (101), SQL (96), Linux (91), Management (87).
Where the team actually sits

Cast AI people are concentrated in Lithuania (23), Vilniaus, Lithuania (23), Karnataka, India (14), England, United Kingdom (8).
Search footprint
Cast AI attracts about 5,122 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $54K a month if bought through ads. It gained 768 ranking keywords and lost 927 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Cast AI has 346 employees as of September 2026.
Cast AI has raised $181M in total, most recently a Series C round in January 2026.
Cast AI was founded in 2019 by Vilius Zukauskas, Einaras von Gravrock, Laurent Gil.
Yuri Frayman (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Cast AI's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Cast AI staff are Spot - A Flexera company (13 people), IBM (11 people), Danske Bank (10 people).
Former Cast AI employees most often move to Harness (4), Komodor (4), Chainguard (4).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Cast AI, including Mindioo, kopa.ai, LuvKaizen.
Cast AI attracts about 5,122 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $54K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Cast AI staff are Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python (Programming Language), Git, Go (Programming Language).
Cast AI staff are concentrated in Lithuania (23), Vilniaus, Lithuania (23), Karnataka, India (14).
Cast AI has about 137 people in Engineering, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Cast AI has about 62 people in Sales, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 238 current and 166 former Cast AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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