Sisu
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Sisu Data was a San Francisco-based analytics startup founded by Peter Bailis, a Stanford researcher whose work on diagnostic analytics had been proven at Microsoft, Facebook and Google. Its Decision Intelligence Engine helped enterprises analyze cloud data to understand not just what was happening to key metrics but why, using machine learning and statistical analysis. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and NEA, it raised over $128 million, with customers including Mastercard, Samsung, Upwork, Wayfair and Gusto.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Series A
Sisu raises a $14.2 million Series A led by Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz.
- Series C funding
Sisu raises a $62 million Series C led by Green Bay Ventures with a16z, NEA and Geodesic Capital, bringing total funding to over $128 million; it launches Explorations and Dashboards capabilities.
- Joins Snowflake
Sisu announces it is joining forces with Snowflake and discontinues its standalone product.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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