Duckbill, a cloud cost consulting firm co-founded by Corey Quinn and CEO Mike Julian, has secured $7.75 million in funding to accelerate its transition into a software company. The round was backed by Heavybit, Uncork Capital, and Encoded Ventures and will support development of Skyway, a platform designed to help large enterprises predict and manage cloud spending.
Skyway focuses on financial planning for infrastructure rather than simple cost reduction, addressing volatility driven by complex cloud contracts and rapidly growing AI workloads. The company’s initial module converts private pricing agreements into structured data to validate discounts and forecast expenses across platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Duckbill plans to expand its engineering team and leverage its experience negotiating large-scale cloud contracts to deliver enterprise-grade financial visibility.
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