Monday.com has launched monday Ventures, allocating up to $200 million to invest in AI startups, with an initial $50 million deployment. The move comes as the software company's stock has plunged 73% over six months amid concerns about AI's impact on its business model. Led by Aviel Ichai, formerly of NEXT47, the venture arm will invest $1 million to $5 million across all stages in startups developing enterprise AI applications, AI agents, workflow automation and cybersecurity. The fund has already completed several deals, including leading Blocks.diy's seed round and participating in Guidde's $50 million Series B and NanoCo's $12 million seed round. The initiative follows Monday's recent pivot from a work management platform to an AI-agent platform where people and AI agents collaborate.

Monday.com promotes Ben Barnett to GM of EMEA. June 9, 2026 Monday.com has announced the promotion of Ben Barnett to the role of General Manager (GM) of EMEA. He takes over the role from Pierre Berlin, who was appointed in 2024 and left the company in March 2026. The appointment signals the next phase of growth for monday.com. With the company having achieved 26% year over year revenue growth in 2025. Barnett, who will be leading that growth now across the region, brings a decade of experience in B2B sales. He is expanding his remit from UK&I to the wider EMEA region. Moreover, Barnet will now be responsible for driving the go-to-market strategy for monday.com across the region. He will aim to grow and strengthen the partner ecosystem. And bolster the AI-powered work platform that it has rolled out this year. Recent product updates include Agenttalen.AI. A hiring platform for Enterprise Agents and other new AI Agents on the recently introduced AI agent platform, which it announced in March. This release signalled possibly the biggest technology change in its history. Thus, rebuilding its platform to become an AI work platform. Casey George, Chief Revenue Officer at monday.com, said, "Ben has been instrumental in shifting our EMEA business into a higher gear, consistently demonstrating the skill and precision required to scale in complex markets. He was there at the inception of our London office, and the breadth of knowledge, relationships and commercial instinct he has built across this region over five years is an extraordinary asset. "He understands our customers, our partners and our people in a way that only comes from being in the room for every chapter of this growth story. With his leadership, we are strongly positioned to accelerate our annual plan and lead the next frontier of enterprise AI." Who is Ben Barnett. Barnett joined Monday.com in June 2021 as Director UKI. He was subsequently promoted to Regional Vice President UKI after overseeing growth in the region. This latest promotion is recognition of that success. Prior to Monday.com, Barnett was Commercial Director at Folio Technologies and held sales roles at PatSnap and Vocus. He has a degree in modern languages from UCL with knowledge of both French and Italian. Language skills that should help him greatly in his new role. Ben Barnett, General Manager for EMEA at monday.com, said, "EMEA has been one of monday.com's most exciting growth stories, and I've had the privilege of living it from the inside. It's a unique privilege to be afforded the opportunity to lead a region with such a broad business and cultural history and nuance, bound together by a shared spirit of industry and enterprise. "As we move now into an AI-powered age, I'm proud to step into this GM role and bring our customers the tools and advice they need to harness technology in a way and at a speed that works for them." Enterprise times: what does this mean. Can Barnett increase and maintain the rate of growth that Monday.com has experienced over the last few years? He is based in London at its recently expanded regional headquarters. Which now covers 80,000 sq ft and has over 370 employees. Within the EMEA region as a whole, the firm has over 2,250 employees with offices in London, Munich, Paris, Tel Aviv, and Warsaw. What is next for Monday.com and Barnett within EMEA? He knows the company well, has a track record of delivering growth in the key area of UK&I and also speaks at least two European languages. George also deserves applause for recognising the talent and promoting from within.

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