Empirik, a startup incubated by Sequoia Capital, announced its spin-out as an independent company on Tuesday, having secured $21 million in seed funding from Sequoia, Canapi, and Alumni Ventures. The company aims to autonomously predict and prevent IT infrastructure outages by tracking system changes and inferring their potential ripple effects. Empirik has already acquired customers ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, including S&P Global and Guardant Health.