CtrlStack was founded with a vision to deliver DevOps-as-Code
About CtrlStack
Simplify cloud-scale observability
We believe there’s a better way to do observability. Our mission is to unify data, tools and knowledge to give you the fastest way to “why.”
Our Vision DevOps as Code
To capture and distribute operational process knowledge across teams and organizations through code. Accelerate automation at scale.
Company Story Making observability better and faster with a DevOps-as-Code Approach
May 2020
August 2020
Filed first machine learning patent
September 2020
Raised seed funding from Sequoia Capital, Engineering Capital, and others
January 2021
Founding team of 6 engineers was formed; began CtrlStack platform development
June 2022
Narrowed application focus on change impact based on change visibility gap seen in the industry
December 2022
CtrlStack comes out of stealth; launched its DevOps observability platform as beta
May 2020
August 2020
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June 2022
December 2022
The Team We’re a team with a passion for building greatness.
Dev Nag
Founder & CEO
Dev Nag
Founder & CEO
Dev Nag is the Founder and CEO of CtrlStack. Dev was previously founder and CTO of Wavefront, a leading observability company which was acquired by VMware. He holds more than a dozen patents in machine learning, observability, and security.
Jason Goocher
Founding CS Engineer
Jason Goocher
Founding CS Engineer
Jason Goocher leads the Customer Success team at CtrlStack. He has built a strong passion for customer empathy, knowledge sharing, and creating world-class team cultures throughout his 10 years in the SaaS startup space. Jason is a proud father to 3 young boys. Born and raised in Austin, TX, Jason enjoys bbq, watching football, and creating amazing memories for those around him.
Vasily Vorontsov
Founding Engineer
Vasily Vorontsov
Founding Engineer
Vasily is a back-end engineer and a jack of all trades at CtrlStack. With his background in DevOps and Professional Services, and experience in large-scale distributed systems and observability, Vasily became the go-to person for diagnosing difficult operational issues and identifying bugs. Vasily is an avid guitar and bass player, guitar effect builder, home improvement enthusiast, and a long-time Formula 1 fan.
Yanislav Yankov (JJ)
Founding Engineer
Yanislav Yankov (JJ)
Founding Engineer
JJ leads the Machine Learning and Automation team at CtrlStack. Previously at VMware, he led the Machine Learning team within the office of the CTO to develop VMware’s flagship ML product. Besides teaching machines how to think, JJ enjoys weight lifting and taking long walks on the beach with his wife and two dogs.
Investor Team Backed by top-tier investors
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
“A flawless digital experience is now the baseline for every business in order to stay competitive. Dev and the CtrlStack team have completely changed the game for developers by bringing simplicity and efficiency to the monitoring and observability process, taking out timely guesswork and leading to faster MTTR. We are excited to partner with them and watch their vision for the next generation observability stack come to life.” – Bill Coughran
Ashmeet Sidana
Partner at Engineering Capital
Ashmeet Sidana
Partner at Engineering Capital
“Dev has a special technical insight which has enabled CtrlStack to take a graph-based approach to monitoring the flow of data in the enterprise, and understanding change impact across the stack as operations become more complex. This level of visibility is the first of its kind. We believe the company’s platform—and application for real-time troubleshooting—has the potential to transform the observability market.” – Ashmeet Sidana
Want to join our team?
We’re looking for great people to help us create the best unified experience for handling the challenges of troubleshooting complex, distributed systems.