ToyStack.ai, a deployment platform that enables developers and technology teams to deploy their code to the cloud, has raised USD $325K in pre-seed funding from angel investors including D. Devaraj, founder of SDU LLP Chartered Accountants and Asit Shetty, Founder, Aveda Ventures. The funds will be used for product development, talent acquisition, sales, and marketing.

Founded in 2023 by Mukund Gandlur, Sravan Aditya, Arun Gandlur, and Torun Mathias, ToyStack.ai is an automated deployment tool that allows developers and software teams to deploy to the Toystack cloud in minutes with a couple of clicks. Mukund, Sravan, and Arun are successful full-stack tech-product builders with complementary skill sets, having built scalable applications together for the last 10 years. Torun is an entrepreneur and finance professional with 13 years of experience as an investment banker in New York.

ToyStack eliminates the time-consuming tasks of server setup, CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) pipelines, orchestration tools, and extensive configuration and security. ToyStack.ai was built by developers for developers to automate the complexities involved in the cloud deployment process.

The global DevOps market is slated to grow from $10.4 billion to $25.5 billion by 2027, and according to a Gartner report, cloud spending has surpassed $500 billion and is expected to grow 5X by 2030. More data has been created and consumed in the last three years than all of history. As the demand for data centers continues to rapidly grow, tools like ToyStack.ai will be crucial for simplifying cloud deployment and enabling ease of use.

Toystack has experienced rapid adoption in the Software Development community and within a few months of operations, has users from over 100 countries and over 14,000 successful deployments to their cloud.

Commenting on his pre-seed investment, D. Devaraj, Founder of SDU LLP Chartered Accountants, said, “Toystack is a pure technology play which has the scalable potential to tap into customers not only in India, but globally. With increased digitization and the advent of AI, more businesses will necessarily move to the cloud, and Toystack is providing an innovative and simple solution for automating the cloud journey. I find the founders passionate about their vision and I am excited to support their journey.”

Torun Mathias, Co-Founder of ToyStack, said, “The pre-seed round is a validation of our product, my talented tech co-founders and the rapid progress we have made in just a matter of months. Our mission at ToyStack was to create an automated infrastructure toolchain that can simplify the cloud deployment process for developers and companies. This investment further bolsters our mission and will help us in our next phase of product development and customer growth.”

Deep tech DevOps products like Toystack are typically built in Silicon Valley. ToyStack stands out as one of the first ‘Built in India’ products designed both for India and the world. Toystack is taking on established names in Silicon Valley, which have years of  head start and substantial funding. Yet, ToyStack has achieved rapid product development and significant adoption in just a few months.

ToyStack has already integrated a Large Language Model (LLM) to optimize its deployment process and reduce build times. By analyzing data from past build logs, error reports, and time metrics, the LLM identifies patterns and inefficiencies, providing actionable insights and suggestions for optimization. The AI model suggests improvements such as parallelizing tasks, optimizing dependencies, and automating repetitive processes.