Metaplane

How Three Founders Pivoted Metaplane to $13.8M Series A Success

January 24th, 2025

Founded By
Kevin Hu
Founders
3
Profitable
Yes
Year Started
2019
Customer
B2B

Who is Kevin Hu?

Kevin Hu, co-founder and CEO of Metaplane, hails from a research background in automated data science and previously studied the neuroscience of animal behavior. As a technical founder, he partnered with colleagues to pivot Metaplane into a leading data observability platform.

What problem does Metaplane solve?

Metaplane helps businesses quickly catch and fix data issues, so their teams aren't blindsided by surprises that could disrupt operations or damage reputations.

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How did Kevin come up with the idea for Metaplane?

Kevin Hu's idea for Metaplane emerged from a realization of a common yet profound problem in the data world: data quality issues going unnoticed until it's too late. While working on automated data science research, he identified that many data scientists and analysts were bottlenecked not by the lack of data, but by the unexpected discrepancies that arose in datasets, impeding seamless work and decision-making processes. His experience, coupled with insights gathered from conversations with industry peers, underscored the demand for a tool to monitor and improve data quality continuously.

In response, Kevin sought to fill this gap by focusing on a solution that...

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