HackerPulse Overview

HackerPulse is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a platform to give enterprises more information about what their engineering teams are doing. The platform integrates with developer tools like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, as well as tools like revenue markers or user analytics. This information is then used to help team leaders identify where and how their engineering teams are spending their time.

The startup's co-founder and CEO, Gleb Braverman, says the tool isn't meant to be used to track how many lines of code an engineer is writing, but rather to help managers figure out ways to make engineering teams work better. Braverman notes that it's difficult to understand what exactly the engineering team is doing and where their time is focused, and that's where HackerPulse comes in.

Background and Inspiration

Braverman was inspired to launch HackerPulse after listening to a podcast where venture capitalist Bill Gurley mentioned that no one was looking to disrupt LinkedIn by creating a rank-and-file system for employees. Braverman started thinking about that idea and called up Alberto Scherb, a former angel investor in his first business, Speakezee. Soon afterwards, Braverman started coding, and launched the product in July 2024.

The fledgling product went on to amass 20,000 users, and after getting feedback from customers and their angel investors, Braverman realized the tech could be tweaked for a potentially larger use case. The company has since onboarded a handful of enterprise customers, including Preply, Coverflex, and DiscoverCars.

Funding and Future Plans

Demand has been strong, and on the back of that, HackerPulse recently raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by AlTalR Capital, with participation from Antler and DVC Fund. The company also raised capital from numerous angel investors who hail from companies like Uber, Cloudflare, and Google, and have expertise in areas like go-to-market, pricing strategies, and more.

After closing this funding round, the company's main goal is to drive sales and develop more product features down the line. Braverman says the company wants to get to the point where it has several millions in ARR before doing a Series A.

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