# JT Giri

> JT Giri is the CEO and Founder of nOps, a San Francisco-based AI-powered cloud cost optimization platform that helps companies manage and reduce their AWS spend. After discovering Amazon EC2 in beta in 2006 and spending years as a hands-on DevOps consultant, he co-founded nClouds in 2012 - which grew into an AWS Premier Consulting Partner. In 2017 he spun out nOps to productize the cloud management tooling he'd built internally. In August 2024, nOps secured a $30M Series A led by Headlight Partners, with the platform now managing over $1.5 billion in AWS spend across a customer base that grew 450% in 18 months.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at nOps
- **Organizations:** nOps, nClouds
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Associate of Arts in Computer Science, Heald College
- **Known for:** Built nClouds into an AWS Premier Consulting Partner serving hundreds of enterprise clients, Founded nOps which grew customer base 450% in 18 months, Raised $30M Series A for nOps in August 2024, total funding $40.5M

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Began working with Amazon EC2 in beta; started cloud migration consulting for Silicon Valley startups and enterprises
- **2006-2012** — Worked as DevOps Consultant, Network Engineer, Systems Architect, and SysAdmin for cloud early adopters; found first clients through Craigslist 'Cloud Ninja' ads
- **2012** — Co-founded nClouds, an AWS consulting firm, to help organizations innovate faster in the cloud
- **2017** — Founded nOps as a spinoff from nClouds to productize the cloud management tooling built internally
- **2022** — Charles Thayne Capital acquired nClouds; JT shifted full attention to nOps as CEO
- **2024** — nOps raised $30M Series A led by Headlight Partners in August 2024; platform managing $1.5B+ in AWS spend

## Achievements

- Built nClouds into an AWS Premier Consulting Partner serving hundreds of enterprise clients
- Founded nOps which grew customer base 450% in 18 months
- Raised $30M Series A for nOps in August 2024, total funding $40.5M
- nOps now manages over $1.5 billion in AWS cloud spend across customers
- Early cloud adopter - working with Amazon EC2 in beta from 2006
- nOps recognized as AWS Advanced Technology Partner
- Successfully transitioned from services (nClouds) to SaaS (nOps) business model

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — nOps secured $30M Series A funding led by Headlight Partners, bringing total funding to $40.5M. Plans to accelerate platform development and expand AWS integrations.
- **2024-08** — nOps announced it is managing over $1.5 billion in AWS spend for customers, with a 450% customer growth rate over the prior 18 months.

## Links

- Website: https://nops.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtgiri/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nopsio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6saRPzMie34
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jatinder.giri1982/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jatinder.giri.12/

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Last updated: 2026-05-26