groundcover
Groundcover is a cloud observability platform that uses eBPF technology to monitor infrastructure, applications and LLMs without code changes. The Tel Aviv-based company has raised $160M and employs 141 people.
The growth story
groundcover grew from 18 to 141 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $160M along the way, most recently a Series C in July 2026.
About
Groundcover sells a monitoring tool that runs inside customers' own cloud environments, capturing telemetry data across their tech stack. It targets companies needing visibility into complex systems without the overhead of traditional observability tools.
The company has raised $160M, including a Series C in mid-2026, though its headcount growth rate is unclear. Its engineering-heavy team of 141 suggests a focus on product development over sales and marketing.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Groundcover's organization, with 47 engineers accounting for a third of its 141-person workforce. The company operates from Tel Aviv with a median tenure of just one year.
The groundcover org chart
Shahar Azulay (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 46 mapped leaders with 8 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 33 (+50% YoY), Sales 26 (+100% YoY), Customer Success and Support 14 (+100% YoY), Business Development 9 (+200% YoY), Human Resources 8 (+300% YoY), Product Management 8 (+60% YoY).
Talent flow
Groundcover recruits heavily from Israeli tech companies, with Datadog, Wix and Logz.io being top talent sources. Its employees often come from technical backgrounds, including military and government roles.
Most common previous employers of groundcover staff: Datadog (13), Wix (8), Office of the Prime Minister of Israel (8), Israel Defense Forces (6), Logz.io (6), monday.com (5). Former groundcover employees most often moved to Lema AI (1), Irregular (1), StepUp | B2B Marketing (1), Empathy (1), Aembit (1), Salesforce (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 44% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at groundcover: Leadership (54), Microsoft Office (41), Sales (39), Customer Service (38), Management (35), Python (Programming Language) (35), Communication (34), Project Management (33).
Where the team actually sits
groundcover people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (33), Israel (29), Massachusetts, United States (14), California, United States (8). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
groundcover attracts about 6,634 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $56K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,043 ranking keywords and lost 1,007 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
groundcover has 141 employees as of September 2026.
groundcover has raised $160M in total, most recently a Series C round in July 2026.
groundcover was founded in 2021 by Yechezkel Rabinovich, Shahar Azulay.
Shahar Azulay (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of groundcover's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current groundcover staff are Datadog (13 people), Wix (8 people), Office of the Prime Minister of Israel (8 people).
Former groundcover employees most often move to Lema AI (1), Irregular (1), StepUp | B2B Marketing (1).
groundcover attracts about 6,634 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $56K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among groundcover staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Sales, Customer Service, Management.
groundcover staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (33), Israel (29), Massachusetts, United States (14).
groundcover has about 33 people in Engineering, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
groundcover has about 26 people in Sales, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 126 current and 35 former groundcover profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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