Faculty-led startup is using AI to reimagine software reliability | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Tech Assistant Professor Raaz Dwivedi has co-founded Traversal, a startup emerging from stealth this week with a mission: to transform how modern software systems detect and resolve outages using artificial intelligence.
The company has raised a $48 million seed and Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with participation from NFDG and Hanabi. With headquarters in New York City, Traversal embodies the Cornell Tech ethos: bridging research, innovation, and real-world impact, right in the heart of the city.
“The company’s growth was fueled by all of us being in New York at the same time. The velocity you hit when you're in person — I think it accelerated our development. And New York’s burgeoning startup scene is energizing," said Dwivedi, who is also affiliated with Cornell Engineering.
Dwivedi credits Cornell Tech’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as a key enabler. “Cornell Tech’s support for external engagement made it the perfect place to take that leap,” he said. “From day one, I felt that culture of innovation and entrepreneurship — and it gave me the confidence to start something ambitious.”
