Tessell

Tessell

San Ramon, California, USA
216 employees
Cloud Services
Series B · $94M

About Tessell

Tessell is a multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform that simplifies managing, securing, and scaling relational databases — including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server — across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. The platform runs inside the customer's own cloud tenant, providing a unified control plane for provisioning, patching, backup, monitoring, and governance with zero data-loss availability and cross-region replication. It serves Fortune 500 companies, global banks, and government agencies seeking to modernize and automate their database estates.

Company details

Team Size216
LocationSan Ramon, California, USA
IndustryCloud Services

Funding

Total raised

$94M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

WWestBridge Capital
Lightspeed Venture Partners
BB37 Ventures
Rocketship.vc
LLightspeed India Partners

Founders

BK

Bala Kuchibhotla

Co-Founder and CEO of Tessell, leading the company's mission to reimagine fully-managed cloud DBaaS.

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Bakul Banthia

Bakul Banthia

Co-Founder at Tessell with experience in lifecycle management of business-critical systems; Stanford GSB alumnus.

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Kamal Khanuja

Kamal Khanuja

Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Tessell, overseeing the technical development of the multi-cloud DBaaS platform.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.