Aranya Raises $11M in Funding

San Francisco based Aranya, an AI infrastructure software company, has announced a total of $11 million in funding. The capital comprises a $9 million seed round and a $2 million pre-seed round to support the scaling of its AI-native multicluster operating system.

Investors

The $9 million seed round was led by First Round Capital, with participation from Box Group, Vermilion Cliffs, and Asylum Ventures. The $2 million pre-seed round was led by Asylum Ventures, with participation from Founder Collective, Parable VC, and Uncommon Ventures.

Aranya Use of Funds

Aranya intends to use the capital to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams. The funds will support the deployment of its clusterdOS technology, the launch of a new AI-native multicluster interface, and the cultivation of the open-source community around its platform.

About Aranya

Founded in 2026 by Christian Bhatia Ondaatje, Sasivarnan Kanaghasalam Sathyapriya, and Aryamika Bhatia Ondaatje, Aranya provides an open-source distributed operating system engine built on Kubernetes. The platform converts raw bare metal servers into self-healing, production-ready clusters in under 48 hours, allowing teams to manage complex AI infrastructure using natural language control.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://aranya.tech

Company: Aranya
Raised: $11M
Round: Pre-Seed, Seed
Funding Date: September 1, 2026
Lead Investor: First Round Capital
Additional Investors: Box Group, Vermilion Cliffs, Asylum Ventures, Founder Collective, Parable VC, Uncommon Ventures
Company Website: https://aranya.tech
Software Category: AI Infrastructure Software
Source: Aranya