Arrakis Raises $38M to Expand AI Deployment Across Industrial Sectors
London-based Arrakis has secured roughly $38 million, including a $30 million Series A led by Blossom Capital, to grow its platform for embedding AI agents into industrial workflows.
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Arrakis, an AI deployment company based in London, has raised approximately $38 million to expand a platform designed to embed AI agents into the operational workflows of industrial companies, according to Ventureburn.
The financing includes a $30 million Series A led by Blossom Capital. It arrives about 10 months after the company closed a $7.5 million seed round backed by Accel. Alongside Blossom Capital and Accel, the Series A drew participation from GFC, MainObject, Rerail, Datadog founder Olivier Pomel, OpenAI head of business products Olivier Godement, and Cambridge Aerospace founder Junaid Hussein.
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