Indian deeptech startup Kluisz.ai has secured $9.6 million in seed funding to develop a generative AI-driven private cloud platform aimed at transforming enterprise cloud operations.
The funding round was led by RTP Global with participation from Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund, Climber Capital, and several angel investors.
Founded by Abhinav Sinha, Vamshidhar Reddy, and Abhijeet Singh, the Bengaluru-based firm plans to expand its engineering team and begin early deployments across India and the Middle East.
“Private cloud today transfers the ownership of managing infrastructure to the customer. It is complex, needs large teams, and brings in heavy operational overheads.
“We are building a stack that removes the pain from design, setup, and day-zero to day-two operations,” said Abhinav Sinha, COO and co-founder of Kluisz.ai.
The company’s focus will span sectors including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and government, where security and compliance are paramount.
Why It Matters
Private clouds are increasingly favored by enterprises seeking security and data sovereignty, yet managing them is resource-heavy.
Industry data suggests that over 70 percent of enterprises report rising costs in private cloud management (IDC, 2024). Kluisz.ai’s AI-native approach seeks to cut these costs while automating compliance and performance optimization.
Global Market Context
The global private cloud market, valued at $70 billion in 2023, is projected to grow to $150 billion by 2030 (Gartner). Growth is being fueled by banking and healthcare sectors, both of which demand high data protection standards.
Analysts note that AI-driven automation could reduce operational overheads by up to 40 percent, potentially making private clouds viable for more mid-sized enterprises.
Challenges Ahead: Security Risk
Despite the optimism, experts caution that AI-led cloud platforms face hurdles around trust, regulatory approval, and cybersecurity risks.
As cloud security breaches globally rose 17 percent in 2024 (Cybersecurity Ventures), convincing governments and banks to adopt AI-run private clouds will require clear proof of reliability.
Investors’ Confidence About Kluisz.ai
“Automation is no longer a luxury, it’s survival in cloud infrastructure,” noted Ankit Prakash, a cloud industry analyst in New Delhi.
Investors argue the timing is ripe. “The opportunity in AI-native infrastructure is massive. Kluisz.ai’s vision of simplifying private cloud management with automation positions it strongly in a fast-growing market,” said a spokesperson for RTP Global.
Talking Points
Kluisz.ai’s achievement is commendable, even though, success will depend on proving security and compliance in an era of rising cyber threats and fierce competition from global cloud giants.
However, raising $9.6 million seed funding tells about strong investor confidence in AI-powered private cloud solutions, targeting a market projected to reach $150 billion by 2030.
By automating complex and costly cloud management, where over 70 percent of enterprises struggle, the Bengaluru startup promises up to 40 percent savings in operational overheads.
Its focus on finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and government in India and the Middle East is strategic, and if the projected challenges are well calculated by the team and prepared for, Kluisz.ai could be able to achieve more in the market.
