Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of AI agents was still largely experimental and prone to errors. As AI technology has matured, so has Gumloop’s offering. The company claims that it now allows teams at organizations like Shopify, Ramp, Gusto, Samsara, Instacart, and Opendoor to deploy reliable AI agents that autonomously handle complex, multi-step tasks, all without ever needing an engineer. Employees can share the agents they build with colleagues, creating a compounding effect that accelerates 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 superpowers, and Gumloop’s intuitive agent-builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that potential. That’s why Randle, who joined Benchmark last October from Kleiner Perkins, chose to lead a $50 million Series B investment into Gumloop. The deal, which is Randle’s first at his new firm, included participation from Nexus VP, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Box Group, The Cannon Project, and Shopify. Though 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.” Techcrunch event Disrupt 2026: The tech ecosystem, all in one room Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. 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The startup faces stiff 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 Co-Work allows users to create autonomous agents without writing a single line of code. But Randle believes Gumloop is superior to all its rivals. During his due diligence, he discovered that at least one of the company’s customers had adopted Gumloop somewhat organically. When Randle asked a CTO how they chose Gumloop, the response was telling. The company had given employees full access to Gumloop alongside two competitors. Six months later, the results were clear: staff were using Gumloop daily or weekly, while the competing tools sat untouched, Randle told TechCrunch. The reason Gumloop gained such momentum, according to Randle, is its minimal learning curve. “You can go in and start making agents and workflow automations immediately,” he said. While many AI startups worry that foundational models will replicate the same functionality and render them obsolete, Randle is convinced that Gumloop’s model-agnostic approach is precisely what will keep attracting customers. As models continue to evolve, one may perform better than another for a specific task. So, Gumloop provides the flexibility to choose the model best suited for the job at any given moment. Another reason why model independence is attractive, according to Randle, is cost. “Plenty of enterprises have OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic credits. They want to use all of them,” he said His excitement for the company ultimately comes down to the sheer size of the opportunity. “Enterprise automation is a massive pot of gold,” Randle said. “I think it’s the biggest category in enterprise AI.” Topics AI, AI agents, Benchmark Partners, Exclusive, gumloop, Startups, Venture Marina Temkin Reporter, Venture Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch. 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