In this week’s Pathfinder pod, we bring in Karthik Gollapudi, CEO, and Austin Spiegel, CTO, of Sift, as they dive into the company's mission to build software tools for complex machines, with a focus on telemetry solutions. Sift’s platform enables end-to-end data ingestion, real-time analysis, and visualization, helping companies streamline the testing and operation of intricate hardware systems, such as spacecraft and rockets.
Karthik and Austin share the story behind Sift’s founding and highlight the key role telemetry plays in improving safety and efficiency for hardware engineers.
We also cover:
- How SIFT automates data review and reduces testing time
- The challenges of managing large data volumes in aerospace and beyond
- How the company helps engineers identify anomalies and prevent failures
- The importance of real-time insights for complex hardware systems
- Their recent funding round led by Google Ventures
And much more...
• Chapters •
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - What is Sift building?
04:18 - Origins
07:30 - Austin at Riot Games
10:52 - Product walkthrough
13:19 - Why is data ingestion so difficult?
19:30 - What is a company doing if they're not using Sift?
22:05 - How do you make sure that there's no data loss?
24:50 - What does a user experience look like?
27:44 - What does the demand look like for real-time telemetry?
28:57 - Competition
29:43 - Revenue model
31:56 - How Sift's tools help their customers
36:46 - What's next for Sift?
39:04 - What keeps you up at night?
44:56 - Long-term view
45:54 - Companies to be excited for
• Show notes •
Sift’s website — siftstack.com/
Sift’s socials — https://x.com/SiftStack
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