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Sequoia backs Dust in $40M Series B
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- →Dust's collaborative AI agents offer a new approach to enterprise AI deployment.
- →The $40M funding round highlights significant investor confidence in Dust's model.
- →Expansion in the US market positions Dust as a key player in the competitive enterprise AI space.
Dust, a Paris-based AI company, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia and Abstract, with contributions from Datadog and Snowflake. The company, founded by former Stripe and OpenAI engineers, provides a platform for businesses to create AI agents that work collaboratively within teams. Dust plans to use the funds to expand its presence in the US, where it has seen significant growth. Despite not being profitable, Dust has reached $20 million in annual recurring revenue and aims to enhance its R&D efforts.
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