Architect
Virtualization & Containers · Cloud Cost & Multi-Cloud Management
$5Mlatest round · Seed · Feb 2022 · 4 yr ago
2backers · Comcast Ventures, Next Coast Ventures
10+team · employees, estimated range
23stories in the press
Overview
Architect live-migrates running Kubernetes workloads before spot instances disappear. Stateful apps on spot: up to 90% cheaper than on-demand, with zero downtime and no code changes.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Architect on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. The latest round is Seed of $5M, announced in 2022.
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $5MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Seed · $5M · Feb 16, 2022Press report · prnewswire.com
Funding and backers
Total raised
$5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$5M
Seed · Feb 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Comcast Ventures, Next Coast Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
56 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 16, 2022
Raised a round Seed $5M · led by Next Coast Ventures · PRNewswire
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
8
best: 6 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Feb 2022 | $5M | Next Coast Ventures lead | PRNewswire |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Investors in similar startupsfunds that back the companies most like this one
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Financials
Total raised
$5M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 | $5M | Details |
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Alion, "Architect: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/architect-io
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