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HappyRobot, which uses AI to automate freight operator communications, raised a $150M Series C at a $1.2B valuation, after a $44M Series B in September 2025 (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)

Pablo Palafox likes to say his company is “getting started” even as its valuation just crossed ten figures.

HappyRobot, a company pioneering agentic AI for enterprise operations, has secured $150 million in Series C funding. The round, led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo, saw participation from existing investors a16z, Base10, Y Combinator, and strategic partners like Koch Disruptive Technologies, KFund, Orange, T.Capital, Bankinter, Endeavor Catalyst, and Wave-X. The funding brings the company's total funding to approximately $200 million.

HappyRobot's AI agents can execute and reason within existing enterprise systems, bridging the gap between AI-generated information and the automation needed to keep businesses running. Their platform enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage AI agents that automate complex operational workflows across various mediums, including voice, email, documents, and the web.

By learning from each interaction, the platform helps capture operational knowledge, streamline information exchange, and provide real-time visibility across operations.

Customers using HappyRobot agents report significant improvements, such as automating 28,000 hours of work per month, achieving 9.4/10 customer satisfaction scores in customer care, and generating 5x more revenue for sales teams through underutilized channels. The company currently works with over 150 enterprise customers spanning multiple industries, including DHL, Kuehne + Nagel, Naturgy, Repsol, Uber, insurance, energy and utilities, telecommunications, airlines, and others.

Pablo Palafox, HappyRobot's co-founder and CEO, emphasizes that the company's goal is not just to deploy task-performing agents but to create enterprise superintelligence, where an organization's collective intelligence compounds as agents and people learn from one another. Anne-Charlotte Philbert, a Partner at Eurazeo, praises HappyRobot for its AI-native platform, world-class technical depth, and exceptional ROI for customers in mission-critical industries.

The new funding will be used to expand the company's platform, focusing on expanded AI capabilities, enterprise integrations, and infrastructure to deploy AI agents at scale. Additionally, HappyRobot will continue to grow its teams globally to support increasing demand from enterprises across various sectors.

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