Cleric Launches AI-Powered Site Reliability Engineer Agent and Secures $9.8 Million Funding
Cleric, an innovative startup offering AI-driven teammates for production engineering, has unveiled its advanced site reliability engineer (SRE) agent designed to streamline incident resolution. This AI agent learns continuously from incidents, autonomously investigating root causes and communicating findings via Slack with substantiated evidence. The recent funding round, spearheaded by Vertex Ventures US and Zetta Venture Partners, raised $9.8 million, enabling Cleric to expand its operations and research team.
Engineered to think like seasoned professionals, Cleric correlates logs, metrics, and configurations, easing the burden on overwhelmed engineering teams. The integration of Cleric’s AI agent requires no alterations to existing systems, seamlessly working with platforms like Datadog, Grafana, and PagerDuty. Early users have reported a 20-30% increase in engineering capacity by automating repetitive troubleshooting tasks. As it evolves, Cleric aims to enhance long-term reliability, making it an essential tool for modern production environments.
