Data-platform startup CtrlB has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Chiratae Ventures, with additional participation from Equirus, InnovateX Fund, Campus Fund and Point One Capital. The infusion will fuel the company’s global expansion, product development and enterprise readiness initiatives.
Funding to Accelerate Engineering, R&D and Certifications
CtrlB said it will deploy the capital to scale its “diskless data lake” platform, invest in engineering and research, file patents around its core indexing and compression technology, and secure enterprise certifications such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. The company also plans to expand its footprint in India and the United States.
Platform Built to Handle Massive Data Volumes and Deliver Real-Time Insight
Founded in 2023 by CEO Adarsh Srivastava, CtrlB offers a unified data platform that ingests logs, traces and metrics from software and security systems into one index, enabling engineers to search, analyse and fix production issues quickly. The startup claims its technology reduces storage costs by up to 80 % and cuts time-to-insight from industry norms of 15-20 minutes to just 5-10 seconds.
Srivastava said the problem of delayed incident responses remains acute. “Every minute a system is down costs companies millions of pounds,” he noted, adding that CtrlB’s high-speed platform helps engineers regain control and productivity.
Ambitious Growth Targets and Team Expansion
Currently operating with a team of 12, the company plans to grow headcount to 50-60 members with hires across distributed systems, DevOps, solution architecture and U.S. sales. CtrlB is targeting 50 enterprise customers and $1 million in ARR within the next 18 months, focusing on verticals such as fintech, e-commerce, logistics and SaaS.
Final Take
With backing from top-tier investors and a high-performance data-platform product, CtrlB is well-positioned to meet enterprise demand for real-time observability and cost-efficient data infrastructure. The journey ahead will test whether it can scale both technology and market fit at pace.
