Former Android Executives Raise $56M to Build an Operating System for AI Agents
Startup /dev/agents secures a massive $56 million seed round to create a cloud-based operating system designed specifically for AI agents. The company aims to solve the infrastructure challenges developers face when building collaborative, multi-step AI programs.
Former Google executives who helped build Android are now tackling the AI revolution with a new startup called /dev/agents. The company raises a massive $56 million seed round at a $500 million valuation to build a cloud-based operating system specifically designed for AI agents. Led by Index Ventures and CapitalG, the funding round attracts major tech leaders like OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy and Android founder Andy Rubin.
The startup addresses a major bottleneck in the artificial intelligence industry by providing developers with standard tools to build AI programs. Just as early mobile development struggled before Android unified the ecosystem, today's developers find it incredibly difficult to build effective AI agents. /dev/agents plans to fill this gap with a unified platform that works across devices and uses generative AI to present personalized user interfaces.
Investors believe that fully functional AI agents are approaching, but they acknowledge the necessary technical infrastructure remains incomplete. While many companies are building individual pieces of the AI agent framework, backers of /dev/agents see a third-party operating system as the crucial missing piece. The startup envisions a future where these agents seamlessly collaborate to handle complex, multi-step tasks like booking travel without human supervision.