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May 18, 2026

Sequoia backs AI agents scaleup Dust in $40m Series B

The buzzy Paris-based company plans to double down on growth in the US

Dust, the Paris-based scaleup helping businesses build AI agents, has closed a $40m Series B round, bringing total funding raised to more than $60m.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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