HappyRobot
HappyRobot, founded in 2020 in California, is an AI startup for the logistics industry that can make phone calls and negotiate prices.
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HappyRobot, founded in 2020 in California, is an AI startup for the logistics industry that can make phone calls and negotiate prices. HappyRobot fine-tunes large language models to understand logistics terminology, then uses these AI agents to automate tasks for companies.
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Timeline
- 2026-08-04FundingC轮$150M
- 2025-09FundingB轮$44M
- 2024-12FundingNew funding round$16M
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Funding history
- 2026-08-04Series C$150M
Investors · Prysm Capital、Eurazeo、Andreessen Horowitz、Base10 Partners、Y Combinator、Koch Disruptive Technologies、Orange、T.Capital、Bankinter、Endeavor Catalyst、Kfund、Wave-X
- 2025-09Series B$44M
Investors · Y Combinator、Andreessen Horowitz、World Innovation Lab、Tokio Marine、Base10 Partners、Wave-X
Source · SVTR Weekly #121 - 2024-12$16M
Investors · Andreessen Horowitz、Ryder Ventures、Y Combinator
Source · SVTR Weekly #082
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HappyRobot, founded in 2020 in California, is an AI startup for the logistics industry that can make phone calls and negotiate prices. HappyRobot fine-tunes large language models to understand logistics terminology, then uses these AI agents to automate tasks for companies.
Series C · $200M · 2026-08
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