Excited to introduce Gruve, a Mayfield portfolio company that’s flipping the enterprise services model on its head by building an AI-assisted enterprise services company. Gruve isn’t selling hours. They’re delivering outcomes.
Mayfield is leading a $37.5 million Series A funding round with participation from Cisco Investments, and Gruve is pioneering an outcome-based approach to AI-Teammate-assisted enterprise services that combines human expertise with AI agents to augment our capabilities. This enables enterprises to achieve tangible, measurable results from their AI investments. Gruve embeds with teams to own the entire AI journey, from strategy to rollout.
Why does this matter?
In today’s AI world, there’s a ton of hype, but not enough execution. Enterprises get stuck in “pilot purgatory” — disconnected projects, tool overload, no clear path from proof-of-concept to production. It’s a huge barrier to real digital transformation.
Gruve closes this execution gap by owning the full AI lifecycle and working across key areas:
1. AI Strategy & Workshop: Aligning stakeholders and creating a clear AI roadmap.
2. Data Readiness: Preparing Enterprise Data for Practical AI Applications.
3. AI Architecture & Integration: Designing scalable AI infrastructure.
4. AI Model Development and Fine-Tuning: Tailoring AI models to meet specific business needs.
5. Security, Compliance & Governance: Ensuring responsible and secure AI deployments.
Led by the team behind Rahi Systems and seasoned leaders from Google Cloud and Cisco Systems, Gruve is built to address the real-world challenges that CIOs face today. I sat down with Gruve’s CEO, Tarun Raisoni, to dive into their origin story, culture, and vision for the future.
