Sift

Sift

Marina del Rey, California, USA
77 employees
Data & Analytics
Series B · $67M

About Sift

Sift (Sift Stack, Inc.) is a unified observability platform for mission-critical hardware, enabling engineers to ingest, store, visualize, and analyze high-volume telemetry data across aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy systems. Built by ex-SpaceX engineers, it replaces fragmented, bespoke tooling with a single real-time platform covering the full hardware development lifecycle—from R&D through manufacturing and operations. Its customers include companies building spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, defense systems, and satellite constellations.

Company details

Team Size77
LocationMarina del Rey, California, USA
IndustryData & Analytics

Funding

Total raised

$67M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

GV (Google Ventures)
FFika Ventures
RRiot Ventures
SStepStone Group
DDatum

Founders

AS

Austin Spiegel

Former SpaceX software engineer who led the telemetry system for Starlink's satellite constellation. Co-founded Sift in 2022.

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Karthik Gollapudi

Karthik Gollapudi

Former SpaceX Dragon engineer who led mission operations including simulation, test, and certification. Co-founded Sift in 2022.

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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.