Caddi has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Ubiquity Ventures, with participation from Founders’ Co-op and the AI2 Incubator. Caddi's "record-to-code" platform automates tasks for professional services firms by transforming user actions into API-driven automations, eliminating the need for coding or IT teams. Early users report significant efficiency gains and cost savings. Caddi plans to launch a self-serve tool later this year to expand access to its automation technology.

GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter , and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory .Caddi co-founders Aditya Sastry, left, and Alejandro Castellano. (Caddi Photo)A Seattle startup hatched out of AI2 Incubator is emerging from stealth today, announcing a $5 million seed round to fuel its goal of automating basic business operations with generative AI.Caddi is developing “automation by demonstration” technology, allowing users to create screen recordings with audio that serve as AI training videos for tasks such as customer onboarding, email management, document organization, data entry and invoicing. The system then converts these recordings into automated workflows, effectively creating a virtual employee.Caddi’s initial focus is on the legal and financial sectors.The startup’s name is inspired by the role of a golf caddie, who handles the tedious, behind-the-scenes tasks so players can focus on the game itself.“You are the expert in your topic,” co-founder and CEO Alejandro Castellano told GeekWire. “Let us help you run all the admin, back-office work.”Castellano launched Caddi in August with co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Aditya Sastry.Both are serial entrepreneurs. Castellano, originally from Peru, spent five years managing a portfolio of companies and investments at a financial firm before earning a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell University

GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter , and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory .Caddi co-founders Aditya Sastry, left, and Alejandro Castellano. (Caddi Photo)A Seattle startup hatched out of AI2 Incubator is emerging from stealth today, announcing a $5 million seed round to fuel its goal of automating basic business operations with generative AI.Caddi is developing “automation by demonstration” technology, allowing users to create screen recordings with audio that serve as AI training videos for tasks such as customer onboarding, email management, document organization, data entry and invoicing. The system then converts these recordings into automated workflows, effectively creating a virtual employee.Caddi’s initial focus is on the legal and financial sectors.The startup’s name is inspired by the role of a golf caddie, who handles the tedious, behind-the-scenes tasks so players can focus on the game itself.“You are the expert in your topic,” co-founder and CEO Alejandro Castellano told GeekWire. “Let us help you run all the admin, back-office work.”Castellano launched Caddi in August with co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Aditya Sastry.Both are serial entrepreneurs. Castellano, originally from Peru, spent five years managing a portfolio of companies and investments at a financial firm before earning a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell University