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

TechCrunch / 3/13/2026

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Key Points

  • Gumloop has raised $50 million in a funding round led by Benchmark to scale its AI agent-builder platform.
  • The product enables non-technical employees to build and deploy AI agents, accelerating bottom-up AI adoption in enterprises.
  • Benchmark partner Everett Randle says empowering workers with AI “superpowers” is key to unlocking higher productivity and business value.
  • The investment signals strong market demand for practical, usable AI tools that democratize AI development across organizations.
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.