Estuary builds a 'right-time' data platform that merges real-time and batch data movement into a single system, letting organizations capture, transform, and sync data continuously across databases, warehouses, and apps. Its engine supports change data capture (CDC), streaming, and batch ETL, giving teams fine-grained control over latency and deployment rather than forcing a choice between slow batch pipelines and complex streaming infrastructure. Estuary says customers cut data movement spend by 40 to 60 percent and accelerate time-to-market for streaming use cases, which is increasingly important as enterprises feed fresh data into AI systems. The company raised a $17M Series A in October 2025 led by M13 with participation from FirstMark and Operator Partners, capital aimed at powering AI workloads with timely, governed data movement across the enterprise.