Kestra, an open-source orchestration platform, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by RTP Global, with continued participation from Alven, ISAI, and Axeleo.
The round brings the company’s total funding to $36 million and will support the development of its platform as organisations increasingly seek unified solutions to manage complex workflows across data, AI, and infrastructure environments.
What The Company Does
Kestra provides an orchestration platform that consolidates data pipelines, AI workflows, infrastructure automation, and business processes into a single control layer. Its system is designed to simplify the coordination of tasks across distributed environments, including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid architectures.
The platform supports both scheduled and event-driven workflows and is built around an extensible architecture with a broad plugin ecosystem. This allows teams to integrate multiple tools and services while maintaining consistency in how workflows are executed and monitored.
By adopting an Everything-as-Code approach, Kestra enables engineering teams to define, manage, and scale automation processes in a structured and reproducible way.
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Market Context / Industry Background
As organisations adopt more complex technology stacks, the need for orchestration tools that can operate across diverse environments has increased. Many companies rely on fragmented systems that are not designed to handle the scale and interdependence of modern workflows, particularly as AI and data-intensive applications become more central to operations.
This has driven demand for platforms that can unify workflow management while maintaining flexibility and security. Open-source solutions, in particular, are gaining traction as they offer greater transparency and adaptability for engineering teams.
Kestra’s positioning reflects a broader shift toward integrated orchestration layers that can manage both technical and business processes within a single framework.
Founder / Investor Commentary
Emmanuel Darras, CEO and co-founder of Kestra, highlighted the company’s product-led approach, noting that rather than focusing on top-down adoption, the platform has been built to meet the needs of engineers working in production environments. He emphasised that this principle continues to shape the company’s development strategy.
Growth Plans / Use Of Funds
The newly raised funding will be used to develop Kestra 2.0, with a focus on improving distributed execution capabilities and enhancing real-time observability features.
The company also plans to expand its cloud offering, increase its presence across North America and Europe, and continue investing in its open-source community and ecosystem.
About Kestra
Kestra is an open-source orchestration platform that unifies workflows across data, AI, infrastructure, and business processes. Founded in 2022. The company enables organisations to build and manage automation through an Everything-as-Code approach, supporting scalable and consistent operations across complex systems.
