# Grepr

> AI observability platform that cuts telemetry noise and observability spend without replacing existing tools.

## Why it is interesting

Founded by ex-a16z partner Jad Naous (Imply, AppDynamics); pilots report up to 90% observability cost reductions by filtering noise before data hits Datadog/Splunk stacks.

## Profile

- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** enterprise-saas, ai-ml, developer-tools
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Seed (2025): $9M led by a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) with Boldstart Ventures (/fund/boldstart-ventures) participation (Grepr blog / a16z announcement)
- Founded by Jad Naous (ex-a16z partner, former CPO of Imply); reduces observability costs by up to 90%
- Integrates with Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/boldstart-ventures

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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