Tessell
Tessell provides a multi-cloud database-as-a-service platform for enterprise data infrastructure, combining transactional and analytical workloads. The company has raised $94M and employs 255 people.
The growth story
Tessell grew from 24 to 255 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $94M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2025.
About
Tessell offers a cloud-based database management platform that automates provisioning, optimization, and operations for enterprises. It targets companies looking to modernize their data infrastructure across multiple clouds without vendor lock-in.
The company has raised $94M in funding, including a Series B round in April 2025. Its workforce of 255 spans engineering-heavy roles, with a median tenure of one year indicating rapid scaling.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Tessell's largest function, accounting for 60 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in enterprise software and cloud infrastructure.
The Tessell org chart
Bala Kuchibhotla (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 58 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 119 (+9% YoY), Sales 34 (-24% YoY), Information Technology 23 (+64% YoY), Business Development 13 (+44% YoY), Arts and Design 13 (-13% YoY), Operations 9 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Tessell recruits heavily from Oracle, Nutanix, and Tata Consultancy Services. Alumni often move to Rubrik, dbt Labs, and Harness, suggesting a focus on data infrastructure and cloud-native technologies.
Most common previous employers of Tessell staff: Oracle (30), Nutanix (17), Tata Consultancy Services (15), Amazon (10), IBM (10), Zluri (8). Former Tessell employees most often moved to Rubrik (5), dbt Labs (4), super.money (2), Harness (2), Pure Storage (2), Nutanix (2).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 50% direct, 20% search, 22% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tessell: Python (Programming Language) (85), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (70), SQL (68), C++ (65), Java (63), Linux (56), Cloud Computing (55), Leadership (54).
Where the team actually sits
Tessell people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (103), Telangana, India (15), India (9), Maharashtra, India (9). 7 offices on record.
Search footprint
Tessell attracts about 585 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $6K a month if bought through ads. It gained 109 ranking keywords and lost 114 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Tessell has 255 employees as of September 2026.
Tessell has raised $94M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2025.
Tessell was founded in 2021 by Bakul Banthia, Kamal Khanuja.
Bala Kuchibhotla (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Tessell's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tessell staff are Oracle (30 people), Nutanix (17 people), Tata Consultancy Services (15 people).
Former Tessell employees most often move to Rubrik (5), dbt Labs (4), super.money (2).
Tessell attracts about 585 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $6K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tessell staff are Python (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, C++, Java.
Tessell staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (103), Telangana, India (15), India (9).
Tessell has about 119 people in Engineering, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tessell has about 34 people in Sales, down 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 222 current and 99 former Tessell profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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