Morning VC Brief丨2026.03.17

Week12 Highlights丨Sunday Robotics, Wonderful, Gumloop, Bold Security, Rhoda AI, BackOps, Zero RFI, Rox AI

eric gu
March 17, 2026

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1/ AI Home Robotics Startup Sunday raised $165M Series B at $1.15B

Product: Builds autonomous household robots (Memo) that perform chores like dishwashing, laundry, and table clearing using AI-driven manipulation
Highlight: Proprietary “Skill Capture Glove” enables scalable real-world data collection at low cost (~$200 vs $20K teleop)
Investors: Coatue (Lead), Benchmark, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures
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2/ Enterprise AI Agent Platform Wonderful raised $150M Series B at $2B

Product: Builds and deploys enterprise-grade AI agents for complex workflows (customer support, sales, HR, finance) across chat, voice, and email, with strong multilingual/localization capabilities
Highlight: Operates in 30+ markets, focusing on non-English and localized enterprise AI adoption
Investor: Insight Partners(Lead), Index Ventures, IVP, Bessemer Venture Partners
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3/ No‑code AI Automation & Agent Platform Gumloop raised $50M Series B

Product: A no‑code AI automation and agent platform that lets non‑technical employees build, deploy, and orchestrate AI agents/workflows across tools like Slack, Teams, email and CRM systems without coding
Highlight: Used by enterprises including Shopify, Ramp, Gusto, Samsara, Instacart and Opendoor, with drag‑and‑drop canvases and proactive agent templates
Investor: Benchmark (Lead), Nexus Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, BoxGroup
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4/ Endpoint Security Startup Bold Security raised $40M Seed

Product: An AI‑powered endpoint protection platform that runs intelligent agents directly on enterprise devices (laptops, desktops) to detect, understand, and prevent security risks in real time without cloud dependence
Highlights: Early enterprise customers include Fortune 500 firms (e.g., Shutterfly, Tekion), reducing alert volumes by up to 90% and allowing security teams to focus on critical incidents
Investor: Red Dot Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Picture Capital
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5/ Embodied AI Startup Rhoda AI raised $450M Series A

Product: Develops foundational AI for industrial robots using large‑scale video‑trained models (FutureVision) to enable robots to operate autonomously in real‑world, dynamic environments beyond controlled labs
Highlight: Uses hundreds of millions of internet videos to pretrain models that understand motion, physics, and interaction, and applies closed‑loop predictive control for robust physical action
Investor: Premji Invest (Lead), Khosla Ventures, Temasek, Mayfield
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6/ AI‑native Supply Chain Platform BackOps raised $26M Series A

Product: AI-powered logistics operations platform that automates complex supply chain workflows end-to-end
Highlight: Employees save 35–60% time per day, inquiry response times improved 93%, and 100% of eligible claims are automatically filed
Investor: Theory Ventures(Lead), Gradient, Construct Capital, and 10VC
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7/ AI‑native Construction Tech Platform Zero RFI raised $13.8M Seed

Product: AI‑native platform designed to modernize construction project execution and decision‑making across the built environment, aiming to reduce friction and uncertainty in capital projects
Highlight: Led by construction and AI veteran KP Reddy with deep sector expertise and a vision to transform how infrastructure is planned and built
Investor: General Catalyst(Lead)
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8/ AI‑native Sales Automation Startup Rox AI hit $1.15B Valuation

Product: AI‑driven sales automation platform that uses autonomous software agents to help revenue teams automate tasks like CRM updates, outreach prioritization, prospect research, deal tracking
Highlight: Projected to generate close to $8 million ARR in 2025, implying a high revenue multiple
Investor: General Catalyst(Lead)
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