Pity hard-pressed data engineers, says New York-based start-up Redbird, which has just announced a $7.6 million seed funding round as it seeks to come to their rescue. The cash will help the company make further improvements to its data analytics operating system – and support growth at a business where revenues have risen nine-fold since the beginning of 2021.
Why do data engineers need rescuing? The problem, explains Erin Tavgac, co-founder and CEO of Redbird, is that they are chronically under-resourced and horribly overworked. “We live in a world where businesses are told every decision should be data-driven and where data volumes are growing exponentially,” Tavgac says. “But most businesses are experiencing the same frustrations.”
One issue is that automation has not taken place – by some estimates, more than a trillion dollars is spent each year on manual tasks related to data and Tavgac believes two-thirds of…
