StarTree
StarTree sells real-time analytics software built on Apache Pinot, processing data streams like clickstreams and logs. The Mountain View-based company has raised $75M and employs 112 people.
The growth story
StarTree grew from 48 to 112 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $75M along the way, most recently a Series B in August 2022.
About
StarTree's software ingests high-volume data streams and performs sub-second aggregations for real-time analytics use cases. Its Apache Pinot-based platform targets companies needing millisecond-fresh insights from sources like sensor data and vector embeddings, claiming to reduce infrastructure costs through data compression.
The company raised $75M in a Series B in August 2022, with backing from Bain Capital Ventures and CRV. With 112 employees, it draws engineering talent from companies like Qubole and Oracle.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 40% of StarTree's 112-person workforce. The company is led by founders with deep expertise in Apache Pinot development.
The StarTree org chart
Kishore Gopalakrishna (Co-founder & CEO) leads 28 mapped leaders with 14 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 42 (-9% YoY), Information Technology 15 (+15% YoY), Business Development 11 (+10% YoY), Sales 9 (-25% YoY), Administrative 4 (-20% YoY), Operations 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
StarTree recruits heavily from Qubole and Oracle, with 10 hires each. Its alumni frequently move to PlayerZero and Confluent, with 7 joining each. Nearly 5% of analyzed alumni have founded companies.
Most common previous employers of StarTree staff: LinkedIn (10), Qubole (10), Oracle (6), Microsoft (5), Uber (5), Confluent (5). Former StarTree employees most often moved to PlayerZero (7), Confluent (7), Google (4), ClickHouse (4), IBM (3), Starburst (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The StarTree mafia
StarTree alumni have founded 7 companies, including CleverDev and Responsive, which each employ 8-9 people from the StarTree network.
7Vibhuti Bhushan, was Director of Product Management until 2025Almog Gavra, was Software Engineer until 2023Prudhvi Rao Shedimbi, was Engineering Manager until 2024Seunghyun Lee, was Tech Lead / Manager until 2024Songqiao Su, was Software Engineer until 2026Daniel Lavoie, was Cloud Engineering until 2022
Francois Teychené, was Senior Cloud Developer until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 24% direct, 61% search, 0% social, 7% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at StarTree: Java (46), Python (Programming Language) (37), SQL (36), Management (32), Distributed Systems (29), Software Development (28), Leadership (28), JavaScript (27).
Where the team actually sits
StarTree people are concentrated in California, United States (28), Karnataka, India (14), San Francisco Bay Area (10), Texas, United States (4).
Search footprint
StarTree attracts about 655 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $11K a month if bought through ads. It gained 337 ranking keywords and lost 268 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
StarTree has 112 employees as of September 2026.
StarTree has raised $75M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2022.
StarTree was founded in 2019 by Kishore Gopalakrishna.
Kishore Gopalakrishna (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of StarTree's reporting structure, with 14 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current StarTree staff are LinkedIn (10 people), Qubole (10 people), Oracle (6 people).
Former StarTree employees most often move to PlayerZero (7), Confluent (7), Google (4).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at StarTree, including CleverDev, Responsive, OpenCFO.
StarTree attracts about 655 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $11K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among StarTree staff are Java, Python (Programming Language), SQL, Management, Distributed Systems.
StarTree staff are concentrated in California, United States (28), Karnataka, India (14), San Francisco Bay Area (10).
StarTree has about 42 people in Engineering, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
StarTree has about 15 people in Information Technology, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 81 current and 167 former StarTree profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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