Observed Signal · Sep 30, 2025 · Funding · Source: Tech.eu · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Qovery raises $13M to redefine DevOps automation
Paris-based Qovery, a SaaS platform that automates DevOps and simplifies application deployment across public clouds and on-premises Kubernetes, has raised $13 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IRIS, with participation from Speedinvest, Crane Venture Partners, Techstars, Irregular Expressions, and angel investors including Datadog co-founders, Docker co-founder, and the Checkout.com CTO. Qovery addresses the shortage of experienced DevOps engineers by reducing infrastructure management complexity and setup time from weeks to about a day, while delivering roughly 3x DevOps efficiency and enabling hundreds or thousands of deployments per day. The funding will support regional expansion, team growth, and continued AI-driven product development.
Series A funding for a DevOps automation platform; relevant to tech infrastructure but not directly AdTech.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Qovery raised $13 million in Series A funding.
- The round was led by IRIS, with participation from Speedinvest, Crane Venture Partners, Techstars, and Irregular Expressions.
- Qovery is a SaaS platform that automates DevOps and application deployment on any cloud.
- The platform reduces setup time from weeks to about a day and delivers roughly 3x DevOps efficiency.
- Funding will support regional expansion, team growth, and AI-driven product development.
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