StratusGrid Raises $3M Seed
StratusGrid, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based cloud infrastructure optimization company, has raised $3 million in a seed round of financing.
The round was led by Dogwood Ventures, an Atlanta-based firm that invests in high-growth technology companies. Additional participants in the round included Market Square Ventures, LaunchTN, VentureSouth, Service Provider Capital, and several strategic angel investors.
The company plans to use the capital to accelerate the development of its Stratusphere platform, expand product and engineering capacity, and scale go-to-market efforts specifically targeting private equity-backed software companies and enterprises managing large AWS and Azure environments.
Founded by CEO Chris Hurst, StratusGrid focuses on solving infrastructure sprawl by providing an AI-driven platform that identifies, plans, executes, and verifies cloud optimizations. Its core product, Stratusphere, allows engineering teams to implement performance and efficiency changes without diverting focus from higher-priority feature development.
Funding Details
Company Website: https://stratusgrid.com
Company: StratusGrid
Raised: $3M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: June 2, 2026
Lead Investor: Dogwood Ventures
Additional Investors: Market Square Ventures, LaunchTN, VentureSouth, Service Provider Capital, strategic angel investors
Company Website: https://stratusgrid.com/
Software Category: Cloud Infrastructure Optimization