# Tara AI

> Tara AI is a San Jose software company that connects project plans with source-control activity so engineering leaders can see how work moves from requirement to release. Founded by Iba Masood and Syed Ahmed after an earlier recruiting venture, it has evolved from AI-assisted project scoping to sprint management and engineering efficiency analytics.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Iba Masood (Co-founder and CEO), Syed Ahmed (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** AI-assisted product builder, Tara AI sprint and project management, Engineering efficiency copilot
- **Notable:** Y Combinator Winter 2015 cohort, originally as Gradberry., Won a $500,000 award in the 2017 43North startup competition., Raised a $10 million Series A in July 2019.

## Products & services

- **AI-assisted product builder** — An early platform for scoping projects, predicting tasks and timelines, and matching work with developers.
- **Tara AI sprint and project management** — Tasks, requirements, sprints, docs, and progress views linked to GitHub or GitLab activity; later versions added automatic status changes and sprint automation.
- **Engineering efficiency copilot** — Connects project data and source control to surface cycle times, delivery benchmarks, activity, and investment views for engineering leaders.

## Achievements

- Y Combinator Winter 2015 cohort, originally as Gradberry.
- Won a $500,000 award in the 2017 43North startup competition.
- Raised a $10 million Series A in July 2019.
- Tara AI for teams ranked first on Product Hunt's daily list on October 29, 2020; Tara AI 1.0 and 2.0 each ranked second on their launch days.
- Tara AI's LinkedIn profile reports 10,000 workspaces and more than 45,000 developers.

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Masood announced a new engineering-impact product connecting GitHub and Jira data, with an early-access rollout.
- **2021-08** — Tara AI 2.0 launched with automation tied to Git events and live pull-request progress.

## Links

- Website: https://tara.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tara-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gradberry
- GitHub: https://github.com/TARAAI
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/taradotai

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