Grapple
Category: AI in Analytics & BI
A no-code, AI-powered data platform that enables non-technical business teams to query, model, and visualize data across disparate SaaS tools using natural language. Grapple was founded in 2024. The company is led by Jack Sellwood. Based in Omaha, USA. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $1.0M. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Invest Nebraska, Nelnet, MOVE Venture Capital, Nebraska Angels, LAUNCH Accelerator.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Omaha, USA
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- $1.0M
Value proposition
Eliminates the 'SQL bottleneck' by automating data engineering tasks like cleaning and joining, allowing business users to generate instant insights without waiting for data analysts.
Products and solutions
Ask Grapple (Natural Language Query Interface), Automated Data Library (Auto-cleaning & modeling), One-click Data Connectors (Salesforce, HubSpot, Snowflake, etc.), DIY Dashboard & Reporting Builder, Customer Health Tracking Dashboard
Unique value
Unlike traditional BI tools that require a centralized warehouse and manual ETL, Grapple automates the data engineering layer, creating 'analytics-ready' data models instantly from raw SaaS inputs.
Target customer
RevOps, Finance, and GTM (Sales/Marketing) teams at growth-stage startups and mid-market enterprises.
Industries served
B2B SaaS, Fintech, Logistics, Professional Services, Enterprise Software
Technology advantage
Leverages a federated data architecture (influenced by the CEO's background in GraphQL) to join data across siloed applications (e.g., mapping CRM data to billing data) without writing code.
How they differentiate
Grapple differentiates by automating the data engineering layer (ETL and modeling) specifically for SaaS silos. Unlike traditional BI tools that require a pre-configured data warehouse, Grapple creates 'analytics-ready' data models directly from raw SaaS inputs using AI, allowing non-technical users to join disparate sources like Salesforce and Stripe without SQL.
Main competitors
ThoughtSpot, Sigma Computing, Coefficient
Key partnerships
Techstars (Founder Catalyst Program), LAUNCH Accelerator (LA36 Cohort), Invest Nebraska, Nelnet, MOVE Venture Capital, Nebraska Angels, Major SaaS Ecosystems (Salesforce AppExchange, HubSpot Marketplace)
Notable customers
Guardify, Workshop, B2B SaaS Startups, Growth-stage Fintech companies, Logistics providers
Major milestones
Selected for the Techstars Founder Catalyst Program (Greater Omaha) in 2024, Finalist in the 2025 Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition, Raised $1M Pre-Seed round led by Invest Nebraska and Nelnet (April 2026), Accepted into LAUNCH Accelerator (LA36 Cohort, 2026), Launched 'Ask Grapple' natural language query interface, Processed 100M records in Q1 2026 (3x growth from Q4 2025), Mitch Treu joined as Head of GTM (April 2026)
Growth metrics
Early-stage startup; currently scaling from MVP to initial enterprise pilot programs.
Market positioning
Mid-market RevOps and GTM (Go-To-Market) analytics challenger
Geographic focus
North America
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of latest update
About Jack Sellwood
Jack Sellwood is the Co-Founder and CEO of Grapple. He brings significant expertise in data infrastructure and product management, having previously served as a Staff Product Manager at Apollo GraphQL (2022–2024), where he focused on GraphOS Cloud and federated graph technology. Prior to that, he was a Senior/Principal Product Manager at Gatsby (2020–2022), a Product Manager at Flywheel (2019–2020), and founded WEDGE, a digital agency (2012–2019). He came to Omaha from Minnesota to work at Flywheel.
Official website: https://askgrapple.com/