Galileo
Galileo Technologies, acquired by Cisco in May 2026, provides enterprise tools for evaluating and monitoring generative AI applications. Its platform is used by hundreds of AI teams, including Twilio, Comcast, and HP, and raised $68M before its acquisition.
The growth story
Galileo grew from 15 to 123 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $68M along the way, most recently a Series B in October 2024.
About
Galileo offers a suite of products for AI development workflows, including fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) and testing, monitoring, and securing AI applications. Its tools are used by startups and Fortune 50 companies, supported by research-backed evaluation metrics.
The company raised $68M in a Series B round in October 2024, with backing from investors like Battery Ventures and Amex Ventures. It was acquired by Cisco in 2026, marking its transition into the Cisco brand.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Galileo, with 25 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, reflecting its relatively young workforce.
The Galileo org chart
Vikram Chatterji (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 17 mapped leaders with 3 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 34 (-28% YoY), Sales 14 (-30% YoY), Education 13 (+18% YoY), Operations 11 (+10% YoY), Business Development 9 (0% YoY), Product Management 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Galileo’s employees come from top tech companies like Cisco, Microsoft, and Google. After leaving, many alumni join Cisco, Splunk, or AI-focused startups like Comet and LlamaIndex.
Most common previous employers of Galileo staff: Cisco (5), Microsoft (5), Google (4), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (3), Apple (3), Meta (3). Former Galileo employees most often moved to Cisco (16), Splunk (5), Comet (3), Replit (2), LlamaIndex (2), Vapi (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Galileo mafia
Galileo alumni have founded three companies, including Grotto AI, which employs 13 people, and Marshal, a smaller startup with 3 staff.
3Ben Epstein, was Founding Software Engineer until 2023Kurt Fischman, was Head of GTM, Enterprise Data Science until 2023Anujay Surana, was ML Data Specialist until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 18% direct, 70% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Galileo: Python (Programming Language) (33), Leadership (29), SQL (22), HTML (22), Communication (21), Java (21), Machine Learning (21), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (20).
Where the team actually sits
Galileo people are concentrated in California, United States (15), Karnataka, India (10), San Francisco Bay Area (9), New York, United States (3). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Galileo attracts about 2,078 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 900 ranking keywords and lost 444 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Galileo has 123 employees as of September 2026.
Galileo has raised $68M in total, most recently a Series B round in October 2024.
Galileo was founded in 2021 by Atindriyo Sanyal, Yash Sheth, Vikram Chatterji.
Vikram Chatterji (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of Galileo's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Galileo staff are Cisco (5 people), Microsoft (5 people), Google (4 people).
Former Galileo employees most often move to Cisco (16), Splunk (5), Comet (3).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Galileo, including Grotto AI, Marshal, Anvaya Labs.
Galileo attracts about 2,078 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Galileo staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, SQL, HTML, Communication.
Galileo staff are concentrated in California, United States (15), Karnataka, India (10), San Francisco Bay Area (9).
Galileo has about 34 people in Engineering, down 28% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Galileo has about 14 people in Sales, down 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 117 former Galileo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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