About Us

We built the data team we couldn't hire.

Using your data takes a whole team: someone to connect the sources, model the data, build the dashboards, and watch the quality. Most companies can't hire all of that. So the data piles up, and every question waits on one overloaded person.

OptimaFlo is that team. Manager takes your request and delegates to the rest: Ingestion Engineer, Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Analyst, BI Developer, Quality Engineer. The same roles you would hire, working in your own cloud.

OptimaFlo platform. Pipeline builder and dashboard.

Built on Apache Open Standards

Apache Iceberg: table formatApache Airflow: scheduled jobsApache Spark: big data computeApache Polaris: catalog

Our Mission

We exist to help leaders connect to their data with clarity and ease so they can focus on impact, not infrastructure.

Our Team

Meet the Founders

A small team with deep experience in data engineering, operations, and building products that actually ship.

Evan Rosa

Evan Rosa

Founder and CEO

Ivana Valenzuela

Ivana Valenzuela

Co-Founder and COO

Founder's Story

Why This Exists

I spent years as a data engineer managing fragmented infrastructure; more time duct-taping tools together than actually solving problems. When I was laid off in late 2024, I came within one interview question of taking the safer path. Instead, I went all in on the data team I wished existed.

The thesis is simple: AI is only as good as the data behind it. Every company needs clean, accessible data, but most can't afford the full data stack or the full data team that it takes to build it. OptimaFlo enhances your data owner with an AI data team without the enterprise price tag.

The shovel in the gold rush.

Up to 90%

Lower cost than the traditional stack

Minutes

To your first live pipeline

100%

Open-source data layer you own

Simplicity over complexity

If a data engineer can’t set it up in an afternoon, we’ve failed. Every feature we ship must reduce complexity, not add it.

Your data, your rules

Your data never touches our servers. You own every byte, every query, every pipeline. Always.

Open standards, no lock-in

We build on Apache Iceberg, Airflow, and Spark. Not proprietary formats. If you ever leave, your data goes with you.

AI as teammate, not gimmick

AI should do the tedious work: writing SQL, inferring schemas, catching quality issues. So humans can focus on decisions.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What is OptimaFlo?

OptimaFlo is an AI data team that runs in your own cloud. It connects your sources, builds pipelines, models your data, answers questions, builds dashboards, and watches quality. You describe what you need in plain English, and the work ships in minutes.

Is OptimaFlo an AI data team or a data tool?

Both, but the team is the point. A Manager delegates to an Ingestion Engineer, Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Analyst, BI Developer, and Quality Engineer. They run on a platform built for them, so replacing six to ten separate tools is a by-product, not the goal.

Does my data leave my cloud?

No. OptimaFlo deploys into your own AWS or GCP account. Your data stays in your cloud in open Apache Iceberg format, so you own it and never operate the stack.

Who built OptimaFlo?

OptimaFlo was founded in 2024 by Evan Rosa, a data engineer who spent years duct-taping data tools together, and built the platform he wished existed.

One Platform
Your Entire Data Stack

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Enhancing data owners with a team of AI agents. From raw data to dashboards, all in your own cloud.

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