Harmony, an AI agent that automates IT and HR tasks inside Slack and Teams, raises $34M seed led by Lightspeed. Founders previously sold Epsagon to Cisco for $500M.
Two founders who sold their first startup to Cisco for $500 million have raised $34 million in seed funding for their next company. CEO Nitzan Shapira and CTO Ran Ribenzaft launched Harmony last year. The startup uses AI to handle workplace requests inside Slack and Microsoft Teams.
Rather than just answering questions, Harmony executes tasks like onboarding new hires, granting software access, and resetting passwords. The system connects with more than 100 applications and tailors responses based on an employee's role and permissions. Companies can require human approval before the AI takes any action, the startup said.
Harmony already counts several customers: workflow automation company n8n, investing app eToro, security startup Cyera, and fashion retailer Kith.
Lightspeed led the $34 million seed round. The venture firm also backed Shapira and Ribenzaft's first company, Epsagon, a cloud software monitoring startup that Cisco bought in 2021. Shapira said this time he wants to build a much bigger company rather than pursue another early acquisition.
Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, and Operator Partners also participated in the round. Shapira told Business Insider that the large seed is typical for second-time founders. It gives Harmony enough capital to scale quickly without needing to raise again soon.
The startup will use the funds to grow its engineering, product, and sales teams. Harmony currently employs 60 people, with roughly two-thirds based in Israel and the rest in New York.
The size of the round – $34 million in seed financing – reflects the premium investors are placing on AI agents that can automate internal business processes. Harmony goes beyond chatbots by taking direct action within enterprise tools, a capability that could reduce the number of IT and HR tickets companies handle. Shapira said the company is focused on building a durable business rather than positioning for a quick sale, a signal that the founders see the workplace automation market as a long-term opportunity.
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