Arrakis

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Location London, United Kingdom / Paris, France
Founded 2026
Latest Stage Series A
Total Raised $38M
Website https://arrakis.ai
Sector
ai industrial agents saas deeptech enterprise-software

Investors

Accel seed (2026)
blossom-capital series-a (2026)
Accel series-a (2026)

Founders

Rafael Quintanilla Co-Founder & CEO
Haroun Beltaifa Co-Founder
Romain Fouilland Co-Founder
Mikhail Galkov Co-Founder

About

Arrakis is a London- and Paris-based startup building an AI “operating system” for industrial enterprises, deploying AI agents across mission-critical operations in aerospace, energy, logistics, manufacturing, construction, and telecommunications 12. The company emerged from stealth on 2026-07-22 with $38M in combined seed and Series A funding at a $140M post-money valuation 2. Founded in January 2026 by former Accel investor Rafael Quintanilla alongside co-founders drawn from Palantir, DeliveryHero, Revolut, Datadog, and ASML, Arrakis argues the largest AI ROI lies in industrial operations rather than office productivity 12.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-22 Seed $7.5M Accel Angel investors incl. Olivier Pomel (Datadog), Olivier Godement (OpenAI), Junaid Hussein (Cambridge Aerospace) 12
2026-07-22 Series A $30M Blossom Capital Accel 123

What Investors Say

Ophelia Brown, Founder of Blossom Capital, said: “Arrakis is tackling complex operational challenges facing large industrial organisations.” 2

Sonali De Rycker, Partner at Accel, said: “In a short period, they’ve built an impressive business and secured significant customer demand.” 2

What Founders Say

Rafael Quintanilla, CEO of Arrakis, said: “The real ROI lies in the 70% running industrial operations. We’re building from Europe for the world.” 2

Sources

  1. “Exclusive: Startup Arrakis emerges from stealth with $38 million in funding to bring AI to industry,” Fortune, July 22, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/07/22/arrakis-a-startup-betting-ais-biggest-payoff-is-in-industrial-sectors-not-office-work-emerges-from-stealth-with-38-million-in-venture-funding/↩↩↩↩

  2. “Arrakis Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand Platform For Deploying AI Agents Across Industrial Operations,” Pulse 2.0, July 22, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://pulse2.com/arrakis-raises-30-million-series-a-to-expand-platform-for-deploying-ai-agents-across-industrial-operations/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

  3. “Ex-Accel investor raises £28m to build industrial AI company,” BusinessCloud, July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ex-accel-investor-raises-28m-to-build-industrial-ai-company/↩