Gruve
Gruve is an IT services firm that applies machine learning and AI to enterprise software projects. It has 507 employees and raised $88M in a 2026 Series A from investors including Cisco and Mayfield.
The growth story
Gruve grew from 6 to 507 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $88M along the way, most recently a Series A in February 2026.
About
Gruve builds custom software solutions for enterprises using machine learning and AI technologies. Its clients likely seek efficiency gains through automation and data-driven decision-making tools.
The company is newly founded in 2024 but already employs over 500 staff. Its $88M Series A suggests strong investor confidence in its technical approach to enterprise services.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 65 of Gruve's 507 employees, indicating a technical focus. The leadership team comes from enterprise software and services backgrounds.
The Gruve org chart
Tarun Raisoni (CEO, Co-Founder) leads 58 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: Information Technology 202 (+1% YoY), Engineering 139 (+49% YoY), Business Development 24 (+26% YoY), Sales 23 (+5% YoY), Program and Project Management 23 (+28% YoY), Human Resources 19 (-10% YoY).
Talent flow
Gruve recruits heavily from IT services firms like SecurView (39 hires) and Cisco (11). Alumni frequently move to AI startups such as AI Fabrik and Ngenium.Ai.
Most common previous employers of Gruve staff: SecurView (39), Cisco (11), Rahi (10), Tata Consultancy Services (7), Wipro (7), NetServ (6). Former Gruve employees most often moved to AI Fabrik (4), Ngenium.Ai (3), Salesforce (2), Wipro (2), Apple (2), Google (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Gruve mafia
Three alumni-founded companies exist, including Ngenium.Ai (2 founders, 6 staff) and IndieSquads (1 founder).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 24% direct, 24% search, 41% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Gruve: Python (Programming Language) (117), Networking (106), Network Security (106), Communication (98), Leadership (88), Cybersecurity (79), Java (79), SQL (78).
Where the team actually sits
Gruve people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (118), Karnataka, India (22), California, United States (10), San Francisco Bay Area (8). 8 offices on record.
Search footprint
Gruve attracts about 98 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 15 ranking keywords and lost 15 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Gruve has 507 employees as of September 2026.
Gruve has raised $88M in total, most recently a Series A round in February 2026.
Gruve was founded in 2024 by Tarun Raisoni, Sushil Goyal, Rajeev Khanolkar, Swati Deshpande.
Tarun Raisoni (CEO, Co-Founder) sits at the top of Gruve's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Gruve staff are SecurView (39 people), Cisco (11 people), Rahi (10 people).
Former Gruve employees most often move to AI Fabrik (4), Ngenium.Ai (3), Salesforce (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Gruve, including Ngenium.Ai, IndieSquads, SRS Trade.
Gruve attracts about 98 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Gruve staff are Python (Programming Language), Networking, Network Security, Communication, Leadership.
Gruve staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (118), Karnataka, India (22), California, United States (10).
Gruve has about 202 people in Information Technology, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Gruve has about 139 people in Engineering, up 49% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 219 current and 140 former Gruve profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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