5 Founders backed by Grotech Ventures building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by Grotech Ventures and building SaaS (5)

Founders backed by Grotech Ventures and building SaaS covers 5 founders on Caju AI, Cognota and Datasembly and 2 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (5). Members are based in 5 cities, led by Charlottesville, VA (1), Dallas, TX (1) and McLean, VA (1). Companies represented include Krista Software and Sturdy. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: SaaS (5 founders)
• Top location: Charlottesville, VA (1 founders)
• Locations represented: 5

• Ben Reich — Datasembly
• Michael Haske — Krista Software
• Otavio Freire — Caju AI
• Ryan Austin — Cognota
• Steve Hazelton — Sturdy

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