According to EU-Startups, Paris-based observability platform Tsuga just emerged from stealth with €8.7 million in Seed funding led by General Catalyst with participation from Singular. The round included angel investors like Amjad Masad (Replit), Charles Gorintin (Alan, Mistral AI), and Philippe Corrot (Mirakl). Founded in 2024 by Gabriel-James Safar and Sébastien Deprez, the team previously founded Madumbo which was acquired by Datadog. Tsuga’s platform uses a Bring Your Own Cloud model and open-source-first approach to help enterprises cope with data volumes growing 30% annually while IT budgets increase less than 10%. The funding will accelerate product development and expand engineering and customer success teams.
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<h2 id="observability-crisis”>The observability crisis is real
Here’s the thing: everyone’s flying blind right now. Data volumes are exploding at 30% annually while budgets crawl along at under 10%. That math doesn’t work. And with AI-driven development creating even more telemetry from autonomous code and ephemeral microservices, the current observability stack is basically breaking. Teams are dealing with fragmentation, tool sprawl, and serious blind spots. The promise of that “single pane of glass” has turned into multiple panes of expensive, complicated mess.
Part of a bigger European wave
Tsuga isn’t alone in spotting this opportunity. Look at what’s happening across Europe – Sweden’s Rerun just raised €15.6 million for physical AI data infrastructure, Ireland’s Bronto got €12 million for log-data management, and Switzerland’s Qala AG secured €1.7 million for data governance. There’s clearly investor appetite for fixing these infrastructure problems. But what makes Tsuga interesting is their specific focus on BYOC architecture. They’re betting that enterprises want control back – ownership of their data, predictable costs, and no vendor lock-in.
The Datadog alumni advantage
Now here’s where it gets really interesting. The founding team didn’t just observe these problems from the outside – they lived them. Safar and Deprez built Madumbo and sold it to Datadog, then led key initiatives there. Early team members include Nils Bunge (former Director of Product Management at Datadog) and Valentin Jacquemont (one of Datadog’s first European sales hires). They’ve seen what works and what doesn’t in observability at scale. When you’ve been inside the industry leader and still think there’s a better way to do things? That’s worth paying attention to.
What actually makes Tsuga different?
Their pitch is compelling: “the simplicity of SaaS without runaway costs, the control of on-prem without the operational pain.” Basically, they’re trying to have it both ways. The BYOC model means companies keep their data in their own cloud accounts while Tsuga provides the observability platform. No data exfiltration, no surprise bills. And their open-source-first approach could prevent the vendor lock-in that plagues this space. But let’s be real – execution is everything. The observability market is crowded with giants and well-funded startups. Can Tsuga actually deliver on that “see everything without compromise” promise? That €8.7 million gives them a fighting chance to find out.
