# Rick Nucci

> Rick Nucci is the Philadelphia-area software founder behind two companies built around a related problem: helping businesses make disconnected information useful. He co-founded Boomi in 2000, led its early cloud-integration pivot, stayed through Dell's 2010 acquisition, and in 2013 co-founded Guru with former Boomi engineering leader Mitchell Stewart. At Guru, he has carried a consistent view into the AI era: models are powerful, but companies still need verified knowledge, human expertise, and accountable operators.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Guru
- **Organizations:** Guru, Boomi, Dell Technologies, Philly Startup Leaders, The Awesome Foundation
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management, Pennsylvania State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Boomi and helped lead its shift to a cloud-native integration platform before Dell acquired it in 2010., Co-founded Guru in 2013 and grew it to more than 2,500 paying customers by 2024., Raised more than $70 million in disclosed funding for Guru, including a $30 million Series C led by Accel.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Co-founded Boomi at age 24 after two years in the software industry; served as chief technology officer.
- **2006** — A JavaOne session prompted the cloud-native integration concept that Nucci and colleagues sketched out and chose to pursue.
- **2007** — Boomi introduced its cloud integration platform, later known as AtomSphere.
- **2010** — Dell acquired Boomi; Nucci later became general manager of the business.
- **2013** — Left Dell after a planned transition and co-founded Guru with Mitchell Stewart.
- **2013-2015** — Served as president of Philly Startup Leaders.
- **2015** — Guru publicly launched after extended customer development; Pantheon was its first customer.
- **2016-2019** — Served as chairman of Philly Startup Leaders.
- **2020** — Guru announced a $30 million Series C led by Accel, bringing disclosed funding to more than $70 million.
- **2024** — Reported that Guru served more than 2,500 paying customers, including Sonos, Etsy, and Spotify.
- **2026** — Returned to the Boomi World stage to announce a Guru-Boomi partnership connecting governed knowledge with real-time enterprise data for AI agents.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Boomi and helped lead its shift to a cloud-native integration platform before Dell acquired it in 2010.
- Co-founded Guru in 2013 and grew it to more than 2,500 paying customers by 2024.
- Raised more than $70 million in disclosed funding for Guru, including a $30 million Series C led by Accel.
- Named on multiple patents and patent applications related to cloud integration, automated application creation, process monitoring, and integration-program development.
- Led Philly Startup Leaders as president and later chairman, advocating for Philadelphia as a serious software hub.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed human accountability, company context, and AI adoption on The Nick Standlea Show, arguing that employees increasingly manage the output of AI agents.
- **2026-06** — Appeared in Boomi's Five Minutes profile after returning to the company he founded for Boomi World 2026.
- **2026-05** — Announced a Guru-Boomi technology partnership at Boomi World 2026, with Guru serving as a launch partner for Boomi Connect and integrating knowledge agents with Boomi's MCP ecosystem.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getguru.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricknucci
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ricknucci
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricknucci/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26