Aravolta is building software to monitor, control, and optimize physical data center infrastructure as AI workloads place unprecedented power and cooling demands on facilities. Founded in 2024 and backed by $5.1 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, Susa Ventures, Afore Capital, Wischoff Ventures, and Pioneer Fund, the San Francisco-based company provides a unified operational platform spanning building management, electrical power management, and traditional data center infrastructure management.
Facility Telemetry for High-Density Compute
The company was co-founded by CEO Margarita Groisman and CTO Jack Sutton. Groisman previously managed server and hardware cluster deployments within Microsoft's data center division, while Sutton worked as a software engineer at Moment House and Mandolin.
In an interview on Under The Banyan Tree With Sam Awrabi, Groisman explained that legacy facility software was not designed for the tightly coupled power, cooling, and networking demands of dense GPU clusters. As reported by Data Center Dynamics, Aravolta deploys an on-premises utility node into facilities to automatically discover devices across gray space, electrical infrastructure, and facility cooling systems. The platform relies on a vendor-agnostic middleware layer to collect telemetry down to the chassis and GPU level, aggregating time-series data in a single format.
According to 01net, initial customer deployments have demonstrated a 20 percent reduction in downtime alongside two to five percent annual energy savings by optimizing fan speeds and tracking power loss across transformers and distribution units. The platform supports both cloud-hosted environments and fully air-gapped on-premises setups compliance-certified under SOC 2 Type 2.
Direct Deployment and Engineering Growth
Unlike traditional infrastructure suites that require extensive setup timelines, Aravolta emphasizes rapid customer onboarding. Speaking on the Data Center Sales & Marketing Institute (DCSMI) podcast, Groisman noted that the company dispatches engineers directly to facility sites to integrate hardware assets. To support site integrations and custom automation workflows, Aravolta is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer ($150,000 to $240,000), who will travel to customer facilities up to 30 to 50 percent of the time to deploy the platform and build custom integrations.
Aravolta's core telemetry software runs on a single server inside the data center, communicating with all network-connected devices. The company's technical stack relies on Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, and InfluxDB. To scale its platform, Aravolta is seeking a mid-level Senior Software Engineer ($140,000 to $200,000) to design PostgreSQL database schemas, build Next.js integration APIs, and collaborate on utility-side tooling using Node.js, InfluxDB, and Telegraf. The team is also adding an Intern ($4,000 to $15,000 per month) to work on customer-facing telemetry products monitoring electrical and server assets.
On the commercial side, Aravolta targets operations executives across colocation providers, edge data centers, and emerging GPU clouds. The company is recruiting an entry-level Sales Development Representative ($80,000 to $200,000) to run cold call and LinkedIn campaigns alongside the founders before transitioning into an Account Executive role.
Open Roles at Aravolta
| Role | Location | Work Mode | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Development Representative | San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US) | Remote | $80,000 – $200,000 / year |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US) | Remote | $150,000 – $240,000 / year |
| Senior Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US) | Remote | $140,000 – $200,000 / year |
| Intern | San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US) | Remote | $4,000 – $15,000 / month |
