Perplexity AI Gumloop Raises $50M from Benchmark to Scale AI Agents
Mar 12, 2026
A startup just raised $50M to let employees build and scale AI agents across teams. They discuss how employee-built agents can spread inside companies and make organizations AI-native. The conversation covers why investors backed the vision and how a model-agnostic approach lets companies swap models for different tasks.
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Employees As AI Agent Builders
- Gumloop's mission is to turn every employee into an AI agent builder to automate tedious job tasks.
- Jaeden Schafer explains Gumloop launched mid-2023 and aims to let non-engineers visually assemble multi-step AI workflows used across teams.
One Builder Can Make A Company AI Native
- Gumloop spread inside companies when one employee built an agent and others copied and modified it.
- Jaeden Schafer recounts founder Max Broder Urbass saying one builder can make a company become AI native as templates propagate.
Benchmark Backing From Enterprise Traction
- Benchmark led a $50M Series B because Gumloop showed rapid enterprise traction and network effects.
- Jaeden Schafer notes Everett Randall led the investment and it's his first deal at Benchmark after joining in October.