Resolve AI bags $125 million in Series A funding as startup hits $1 billion valuation milestone
Resolve AI, a startup that builds AI agents to find and fix problems in live software systems and whose customers include DoorDash, has raised $125 million in a non-blended Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Existing investors Greylock Partners, which led the company's seed round, Unusual Ventures, Artisanal Ventures, and A* also took part. Resolve AI has raised more than $150 million in total funding just 16 months after emerging from stealth, winning customers including Coinbase, MongoDB, MSCI, Salesforce, and Zscaler.
"The next frontier for software engineering is applying AI to the problem of running software in production," says Spiros Xanthos, Founder and CEO at Resolve AI. "AI has fundamentally changed how software is built; now it's time to change how software runs. By applying AI to production operations, we're accelerating the entire lifecycle of software and creating the foundation for a new era of innovation at scale."
"While software development has been one of the fastest growing applications of AI, Resolve AI recognised early that the real value, and the harder problem, is in production," says Sebastian Duesterhoeft, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
"They're not just adding features; they're building a full-stack AI company from the ground up with custom models and agents purpose-built for managing complex software in production. We believe Resolve AI is defining an entirely new category, and this will be one of the most important applications of AI in enterprise software."
The new funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand the engineering and go to market teams, and support enterprise adoption.
RTIH AI in Retail Awards
Brarista, IBM Consulting, Foundit!, Quorso, Vusion, Sensei, Reckon.ai, EE, Walkbase, Globant, Riskified, and Goddiva were among the winners at the RTIH AI in Retail Awards, sponsored by VenHub Global, 3D Cloud, EdTech Innovation Hub, and Retail Technology Show.
Our 2026 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The Barbican in Central London on Thursday, 29th January, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Lucy Porter.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “According to Amazon’s Andy Jassy: AI is a once in a lifetime reinvention of everything we know, and the largest technology transformation since the cloud.”
“Whether that’s overstating it or not, we're certainly seeing an increasing number of innovative, potentially game changing developments in this space across both traditional and digital retail spaces. And that is reflected in tonight's finalists, who are boosting customer experiences and tackling retailers' painpoints across the likes of physical stores, online, omnichannel, supply chain, and payments.”
“To quote one of our judges: I have to admit, judging these awards was so difficult. So many that would have been worthy winners. And great to see how AI has moved firmly into delivery mode. Firmly into delivering for customers and driving huge innovation.”
Congratulations to our 2026 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended our Thursday, 29th January gathering.
Stay tuned for an indepth review of the awards ceremony in the next edition of RTIH magazine.
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