Rafael Quintanilla raises $38 million for Arrakis' industrial AI agents

The former Accel investor assembled a Palantir-heavy team and reached a reported $140 million valuation within seven months.

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Primary source: Tech.eu

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Arrakis is testing whether forward-deployed engineers, outcome-based pricing and model choice can turn industrial AI pilots into a repeatable software business.

Illustration of Arrakis' industrial AI agent controlling robotic arms on a factory floor, representing Rafael Quintanilla's automation platform.

Rafael Quintanilla, a former Accel investor, brought Arrakis out of stealth on July 22nd with $38 million in funding and a plan to install AI agents inside the operational systems of industrial businesses. Tech.eu reported that the total includes a $30 million Series A involving Blossom Capital and Accel, after Accel backed Arrakis' seed round in March.…

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