Nace.AI raises $21.5M Seed Round. by Kay Aloha Villamor in Seed Round May 6th, 2026 Nace.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based applied AI company building specialized intelligence powered by its MetaModel architecture, has raised $21.5 million in Seed funding. Alongside the funding round, the company is launching its new product in research preview: a model for professional work in which more than 100 specialized AI agents autonomously manage complex workflows. The round was led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from General Catalyst and several institutional and angel investors. Walden Catalyst is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage deep tech investments. The firm operates internationally, backing founders across the U.S., Europe, and Israel. With an inaugural fund of $550 million, Walden Catalyst supports companies in the AI, semiconductor, cloud infrastructure, and digital biology sectors. Nace.AI Use of Funds The company will use the funding to expand Nace.AI's research preview platform, further develop its MetaModel technology and specialized AI agents, and grow its expert validation network for enterprise workflows. About Nace.AI Led by CEO Dos Baha, Nace.AI is an applied AI company building a specialized intelligence powered by Metamodel designed to run companies. The company combines proprietary small language models, reinforcement learning agents, and human expert validation to deliver explainable, enterprise outputs for complex knowledge work. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Nace AI's long-term vision is to build a specialized intelligence that runs companies while redefining the role of knowledge workers. Funding Details Company: Nace AI, Inc. Raised: $21.5M Round: Seed Funding Date: May 2026 Lead Investor: Walden Catalyst Additional Investors: General Catalyst, institutional investors, and angel investors

Nace.AI has raised $21.5 million in seed funding led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from General Catalyst and other investors. The company is launching a platform where over 100 specialised AI agents autonomously execute enterprise workflows, with human experts providing final validation. The startup's proprietary MetaModel technology converts enterprise policies into Small Language Models that continuously learn from company-specific environments. The system processes unstructured data across financial histories, operational records and legal documents, producing outputs including financial audits, risk assessments and compliance reports. Nace.AI aims to shift professional services from a billable hour model to a 90/10 structure: 90% autonomous execution by AI and 10% final review by certified experts. The company is launching in research preview for finance, audit and compliance workflows.

Nace.AI introduces MetaModel 1, a groundbreaking system that dynamically generates small, task-specific models, providing businesses with a more reliable, efficient, and adaptable AI solution than traditional large language models.