San Francisco, California, September 5, 2025
News Summary
San Francisco-based HappyRobot closed a $44 million Series B led by Base10 Partners to accelerate growth of its AI-native operating system for logistics and supply chains. The funding will support hires in engineering, on-site consulting and sales with hiring focus in San Francisco and Madrid, advance product development, and expand enterprise deployments. HappyRobot’s platform orchestrates autonomous AI workers across phone, email and chat, integrates with TMS, ERP and CRM systems, and serves more than 70 enterprise customers, delivering faster scheduling and multi-fold ROI in carrier operations and sales workflows.
HappyRobot raises $44M Series B to scale AI agents for logistics and supply chain
San Francisco-based HappyRobot, Inc. announced a $44.0 million Series B funding round reported in September 2025, bringing the company’s total venture capital to $62 million. The round was led by Base10 Partners and included follow-on support from prior and strategic investors. The capital will be used to hire talent, advance the company’s AI platform, and expand enterprise deployments and global operations.
What the company does and why the raise matters
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, HappyRobot builds an AI-native operating system that orchestrates autonomous AI workers—often described as AI agents or digital teammates—to handle coordination and execution tasks across logistics and supply chain operations. The platform targets repetitive, time-sensitive operational work so human teams can focus on strategy and exceptions.
Who led the round and investor focus
The Series B was led by Base10 Partners, a San Francisco venture firm founded in 2017 that focuses on the automation of the real economy and invests across sectors such as finance, food, healthcare, retail, logistics, and construction. Other participating investors reported include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Y Combinator, Tokio Marine, WaVe-X, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Array Ventures, and Samsara Ventures. HappyRobot previously raised a $15.6 million Series A in late 2024, led by a16z.
How the product works
The platform combines a specialized mix of large language models and agentic AI refined with industry‑specific knowledge to automate tasks. It supports agents that can communicate over phone, email, and chat; read documents and websites; perform optical character recognition (OCR) and browser automation; transcribe and generate voice; and relay time-critical information to human workers. Deep integrations with enterprise systems—including transportation management systems (TMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM)—are part of the implementation model.
A configurable AI builder allows operations teams, including non-developers, to create and deploy new agents using a prompt. Agents can range from simple report generators to complex workflows that manage outreach, replace workers, negotiate rates, and book appointments with little human oversight while updating managers on exceptions.
Customer base and reported impact
HappyRobot reports more than 70 enterprise customers, including large logistics and transportation firms such as DHL Group, Ryder System Inc., Werner Enterprises Inc., and Schneider. The company reports measurable impacts for customers: scheduling time cut from over a week to about 30 minutes measured over roughly 10 months; outbound sales agents showing a potential 19× return on investment; and carrier sales operations receiving reported returns above 5×.
Team, hiring and expansion plans
Prior to the Series B, the company’s team was about 70 people. The new funds are earmarked to grow headcount with hires in software engineering, on-site consulting, and sales. Hiring focus locations include San Francisco and Madrid, with plans to expand enterprise deployments and build out global operations.
Use cases and enterprise fit
Common automations reported on the platform include negotiating freight rates, booking carrier appointments, collecting payments, recruiting and scheduling staff, generating operational reports for management, and checking worker status to fill shifts. The implementation model emphasizes configurable agents that handle routine tasks autonomously while surfacing exceptions for human attention.
Technology and positioning
The technology stack is presented as an industry‑tuned combination of large language models and agent frameworks, applied specifically to supply chain and logistics workflows. The company frames its mission as building the AI operating system for the real economy, aiming to replace manual coordination with automated agents that maintain connections to enterprise systems and human teams.
Funding use and next steps
Reported uses of the Series B proceeds include hiring top talent, advancing the AI platform, expanding enterprise deployments, and growing global operations. The raise positions the company to increase its footprint in logistics and other operational sectors that benefit from automation of day-to-day coordination tasks.
FAQ
What did HappyRobot raise and when?
HappyRobot raised $44.0 million in a Series B round reported in September 2025, bringing total funding to $62 million.
Who led the Series B?
The round was led by Base10 Partners, with additional participation from prior investors and strategic backers.
What does HappyRobot’s product do?
The company provides an AI operating system that orchestrates autonomous agents to perform logistics and supply chain tasks such as scheduling, rate negotiation, booking, payments, recruiting, and reporting.
How many customers and what impact have they seen?
HappyRobot reports more than 70 enterprise customers and cites examples of scheduling times reduced from over a week to about 30 minutes, and reported multi-fold returns on certain agent deployments.
How will the new funding be used?
Funds are planned for hiring across engineering, sales, and on-site consulting; advancing the AI platform; expanding enterprise deployments; and building global operations.
Where does the company hire and operate?
The company is headquartered in San Francisco, reports about 70 employees pre-raise, and has reported hiring plans focused on San Francisco and Madrid.
Key features at a glance
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Company | HappyRobot, Inc. — Headquartered in San Francisco |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Funding | $44.0M Series B (September 2025); total funding $62M |
| Lead investor (Series B) | Base10 Partners |
| Prior lead investor | Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) — Series A $15.6M |
| CEO / Co-founder | Pablo Palafox |
| Team size (pre-raise) | Approximately 70 employees |
| Product | AI-native operating system that orchestrates autonomous AI workers/agents for logistics and supply chain |
| Key integrations | TMS, ERP, CRM and enterprise supply chain software |
| Use cases | Negotiating rates, booking appointments, collecting payments, recruiting, scheduling, reporting |
| Customers | 70+ enterprise customers incl. DHL Group, Ryder, Werner, Schneider |
| Hiring focus | San Francisco and Madrid; engineering, on-site consulting, sales |
| Mission | To build the AI operating system for the real economy |
| Website | https://www.happyrobot.ai/ |
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Additional Resources
- Reuters: HappyRobot raises $44M to expand AI agents for freight operators
- Wikipedia: Intelligent agent
- SiliconANGLE: HappyRobot secures $44M to automate supply-chain communications
- Google Search: HappyRobot AI agents logistics
- Axios Pro: Exclusive — HappyRobot raises $44M for supply-chain automation
- Google Scholar: AI agents logistics
- Tech in Asia: Base10 leads $44M round in US AI startup HappyRobot
- Encyclopedia Britannica: supply chain
- PR Newswire: HappyRobot raises $15.6M Series A
- Google News: HappyRobot raises 44 million
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