This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

TruEra provides AI quality management software solutions for enterprises to analyze machine learning, improve model quality, and build trust. Powered by enterprise-class Artificial Intelligence (AI) Explainability technology based on six years of research at Carnegie Mellon University, the platform helps drive model quality and trustworthiness.

Founders: Anupam, William (CEO), Shayak

Signals:

1. Venture-backed experience

   • William worked at Bloomreach leading various functions for 11 years

2. Top institutions alumni

   • William worked at BCG, Cisco, and Juniper Networks for several years

   • Anupam has been a professor at Carnegie Mellon University for over 15 years

   • Shayak was a post-doctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University for a year

3. Top university alumni

   • William graduated from Dartmouth (BS) and Harvard (MBA)

   • Anupam graduated from Stanford (PhD)

   • Shayak graduated from Carnegie Mellon (PhD)

4. Decent team growth

   • Grew 1.6x YoY to 57 employees

   • And hiring a lot, lot more

5. Midas list investors

   • Greylock led seed

   • Wing Venture led series A

   • Menlo Ventures led series B

Till tomorrow, Kenn