Gumloop Secures $50M to Empower Employees as AI Agent Builders
In mid-2023, Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop with a vision to enable non-technical employees to automate repetitive tasks using artificial intelligence. At that time, AI agents were largely experimental and often unreliable. However, as AI technology has advanced, so has Gumloop’s platform.
Today, Gumloop empowers teams at organizations such as Shopify, Ramp, Gusto, Samsara, Instacart, and Opendoor to deploy dependable AI agents that autonomously manage complex, multistep tasks—all without requiring engineering expertise. Employees can share the agents they create with colleagues, fostering a culture of internal automation. They get addicted, they start building more agents, and then all of a sudden, the whole company is AI native, Brodeur-Urbas told TechCrunch.
As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI capabilities. He views Gumloop’s intuitive agent builder as a tool that unlocks this potential. This perspective led Randle to lead a $50 million Series B investment into Gumloop. The deal, which is Randle’s first at Benchmark since joining from Kleiner Perkins, included participation from Nexus VP, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, The Cannon Project, and Shopify.
Although Gumloop wasn’t actively seeking new capital, the startup decided this was the year to step on the gas. For Brodeur-Urbas, partnering with Benchmark—the firm behind icons like eBay, Uber, and Dropbox—was a no-brainer.
While Brodeur-Urbas previously planned to build a 10-person, billion-dollar company, the surging demand from enterprise clients has compelled him to build a dedicated sales force and scale up his engineering team.
Gumloop is not alone in its mission to turn every knowledge worker into an AI agent builder. The startup faces competition from established automation platforms like Zapier and n8n, as well as specialized agent builders like Dust. Even foundational AI labs are entering the fray; for instance, Anthropic’s Claude Cowork allows users to create autonomous agents without writing a single line of code.
However, Randle believes Gumloop stands out due to its user-friendly interface and robust functionality, positioning it as a leader in the rapidly evolving AI automation landscape.
