Gradial raises $65 million Series C for AI marketing automation

Insight Partners led the round for the Seattle startup, which says its AI agents work across Adobe, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Databricks as ARR grew more than 10-fold in 12 months.

Summary

Gradial, a Seattle-based AI marketing infrastructure company, announced a $65 million Series C financing led by Insight Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, Madrona, and PruVen Capital. CEO Doug Tallmadge said on June 19 that the company is building a marketing operating system that lets AI agents work across enterprise software including Adobe, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Databricks. Gradial said the new round brings total capital raised to more than $110 million over the past 16 months, and that annual recurring revenue, or ARR, grew more than 10-fold in the last 12 months. Its customers include AWS, Prudential, T-Mobile, Vanguard, Kaiser Permanente and U.S. Bank.

Terms & Concepts
  • AI agents: Software agents that perform tasks autonomously using artificial intelligence.
  • Series C funding: A later-stage private fundraising round used to scale a company.
  • ARR: Annual recurring revenue, a yearly measure of subscription-based revenue.