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HappyRobot

Backed byBase10 Partners
Total raised$59.6M
StageSeries B
Hiring pace33 roles / 90d
Founded2022
Team size51-200
HQSan Francisco, California
IndustriesSoftware DevelopmentAI/MLSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSupply Chain

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is an AI-native operating system designed to enable enterprises to run complex, mission-critical operations with true autonomy in the real economy. The company is starting with supply chain and industrial-scale operations, leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize and automate large-scale business processes. Founded by Pablo Palafox, Luis Paarup, and Javier Palafox, HappyRobot has raised $62M to date, including a $44M Series B completed in September 2025, with backing from prominent investors including Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, and Base10. The founding team brings deep technical expertise—Pablo Palafox, the CEO, has a background in computer vision and research at Meta's Reality Labs, while CTO Luis Paarup and COO Javier Palafox both studied mechanical engineering at Technical University of Munich, with Javier bringing prior experience as CFO of a $300M consumer brand. HappyRobot was part of Y Combinator's S23 batch and is positioned to transform how enterprises manage complex operations through autonomous AI systems.

Open positions · 34

Company at a glance

Locations
Barcelona, Spain ·Chicago, United States ·Madrid, Spain ·San Francisco, United States
Websitehappyrobot.ai
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Founders & Leadership

DC

Dan Hellmann, CTB

AI Automation for Freight & Logistics | Helping Brokers & LSPs Scale Revenue Without Scaling Headcount

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AP

Anshul Paul

Founding Engineer @ HappyRobot | UC Berkeley M.E.T. | EECS & Business

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Arav Patel

Forward Deployed Engineer @ HappyRobot | UMD QUEST Honors

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Carlos Álvarez Vereterra

Founding Engineer at HappyRobot

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JP

Javi Palafox

Co-Founder @HappyRobot

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering38%
  • Sales & Business Development25%
  • Operations20%
  • Specialized7%
  • Leadership4%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  2. 2.Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
  3. 3.Universidad Pontificia Comillas
  4. 4.Georgia Institute of Technology
  5. 5.Technical University of Munich

Team Worked At

  • Palantir Technologies
  • Amazon
  • Samsara
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Uber

Team Composition

87 people
  • Engineering3 senior30
  • Sales2 senior9
  • Operations7
  • Entrepreneurship6 senior6
  • Business Development2 senior5
  • Customer Success and Support1 senior3
  • Human Resources1 senior3
  • Community and Social Services2

Culture & values

Fast-paced, high-intensity environment

Team values relentless drive and sharp problem-solving skills

Culture emphasizes pushing limits

Founding team has deep technical expertise and long-standing relationships

Funding History

Cumulative Funding

Life at HappyRobot

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