Yuki, a New York–based data cost optimization startup, has emerged from stealth with a $6 million Seed round.
Investors
The round was led by Hyperwise Ventures, with participation from VelocitX, Tal Ventures, Fresh.fund, and Yakir Daniel, founder of Spot.io.
Hyperwise Ventures is a venture capital firm that leads seed investments in the cybersecurity and enterprise software domains. It invests in brilliant entrepreneurs with groundbreaking technologies and materially assists in accelerating the business execution of its portfolio companies.
Yuki Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand its Israeli R&D center, deepen product capabilities, add support for additional data platforms, and accelerate U.S. go-to-market growth.
About Yuki
Founded in 2025 by Ido Arieli Noga and Amir Peres, Yuki is a real-time optimization platform for Snowflake, BigQuery, and Iceberg-based data lakes. It helps enterprises manage spiraling AI-driven data costs by dynamically routing queries, right-sizing warehouses, and enforcing budget governance. Yuki’s core product, Yuki Fabric, acts as a unified automation and governance layer across an organization’s data infrastructure. Headquartered in New York, Yuki’s customers are cybersecurity companies such as Tenable, as well as data-heavy media companies like Angel Studios.
Funding Details
Company: Yuki
Raised: $6.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: Hyperwise Ventures
Additional Investors: VelocitX, Tal Ventures, Fresh.fund, Yakir Daniel
Company Website: https://yukidata.com/
Software Category: Data Cost Optimization / Data Infrastructure Management
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