Full-Time
Legal Counsel
Updated on 8/7/2026
Happyrobot
51-200 employees
SaaS automating real-time carrier capacity
No salary listed
Madrid, Spain
Hybrid
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- Admission to and good standing with the bar of at least one European Union country is required.
- At least 6 years of relevant legal experience is required, ideally combining reputable law-firm experience with in-house experience at a startup or high-growth technology company.
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements, master services agreements, enterprise agreements, nondisclosure agreements, data processing agreements, Order Forms, and other commercial contracts is required.
- Solid understanding of European Union data privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation and other state-specific privacy requirements is required.
- Experience handling intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyright, licensing, and intellectual property ownership issues, is required.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills with a pragmatic, solution-oriented, and risk-based approach are required.
- Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business priorities are required.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and high contract volume efficiently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is required.
- A strong sense of ownership, accountability, and execution, with attention to detail and urgency, is required.
- The ability to work cross-functionally and build trusted relationships with business stakeholders is required.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, master services agreements, enterprise agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, reseller agreements, partnership agreements, Order Forms, data processing agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and services agreements.
- Advise internal stakeholders on commercial, intellectual property, and data privacy matters related to product development, partnerships, customer relationships, and business operations.
- Review and negotiate data processing agreements and advise on compliance with European Union data privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation and other applicable state privacy frameworks.
- Support the company’s intellectual property strategy, including trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and intellectual property ownership matters.
- Assist with open-source software compliance, employee and contractor intellectual property assignment matters, and intellectual property diligence processes.
- Build, improve, and maintain legal templates, negotiation playbooks, internal policies, and scalable contracting workflows to increase operational efficiency.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that balances risk mitigation with commercial objectives and enables business growth.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments related to commercial law, intellectual property, SaaS businesses, and data privacy, and assess their impact on the company.
- Support fundraising, due diligence, and other strategic corporate initiatives as needed.
- Manage external counsel effectively when specialized legal support is required.
- Experience supporting fundraising transactions, due diligence exercises, and broader corporate legal matters.
- Familiarity with employment law and general corporate governance matters.
- Experience creating and implementing legal automation processes, templates, and operational workflows.
- Background in software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital content, or other technology-driven industries.
Happyrobot.ai provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for the logistics and transportation sector that automates the sharing of real-time truck capacity. It integrates with carrier systems to handle routine tasks such as load status updates, payment requests, and finding available loads and trucks, reducing manual work. The platform uses AI to learn and improve how it matches capacity and automates communications over time. Its subscription- or usage-based model lets carriers scale access as their needs grow with a focus on saving time and boosting efficiency.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$209.9M
Headquarters
Dover, Delaware
Founded
2022
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Revenue grew more than 5x since late-2025, and net dollar retention topped 150%.
- HappyRobot now serves 150-plus customers, including DHL, Uber, Kuehne + Nagel, and Repsol.
- MODE Global cut first-response times to zero and achieved 100% answer rates in February 2026.
What critics are saying
- Parade, Vooma, and Keelway target freight automation, compressing pricing before 2027 contract renewals.
- Every deployment needs deep integrations and ongoing sprints, slowing expansion outside logistics and prolonging sales.
- If voice agents mis-handle compliance or carrier communications, enterprise trust collapses fast.
What makes Happyrobot unique
- HappyRobot’s voice-first agents automate freight calls, emails, and scheduling across existing enterprise systems.
- DHL Supply Chain and MODE Global deployed it in 2026 for real workflows.
- August 4, 2026 Series C showed Prysm, Eurazeo, and Deutsche Telekom backing vertical depth.
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↓ -15%AI agent HappyRobot valued at $1.2B: logistics tech boom. 2h ago · 0:00 listen · Source: Journal of Commerce Summary. New reports show that HappyRobot, an AI agent provider, has reached a valuation of $1.2 billion. This development is sparking conversations about the value of logistics technology in the current artificial intelligence landscape. Meanwhile, industry groups are expressing concern over emerging reports about potential future shipping arrangements between Iran and Oman for a key strait. These arrangements could include tolls on vessels. In other news, spot truckload rates saw a seasonal drop week-to-week in July. However, data indicates these rates remain elevated, with the West Coast experiencing the highest rates and shipper spending. This information impacts how VocoLife understand current trends in technology valuation and global shipping. This is an AI-generated audio summary. Always check the original source for complete reporting.
HappyRobot hits $1.2Bn valuation as it raises $150M. August 4, 2026 Anna Wood is the Editor of Startups Magazine. She joined... HappyRobot, the startup putting AI agents to work across complex enterprise operations, has raised $150 million in a Series C funding round, which values the company at $1.2 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo, with participation from strategics like Bankinter, Kfund, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Orange, and T.Capital (Deutsche Telekom), Endeavor Catalyst, and Wave-X. Enterprise operations continue to rely on millions of phone calls, emails, documents, and disconnected systems every day. While AI has made it easier to generate information, many organisations still struggle to automate the work required to keep their businesses running. HappyRobot aims to bridge that gap by deploying AI agents that can execute and reason within existing enterprise systems while working alongside employees. Deployment of agents isn't a one-time project but an ongoing partnership: initial agents typically go live within four to 12 weeks, and each sprint that follows refines the agents already in production and adds new ones. One customer is automating 28,000 hours of work every month. According to the company, in customer care, agents are achieving 9.4/10 customer satisfaction scores and more than 70% autonomous resolution on average. Operational teams have increased capacity by 10x, and sales teams have generated 5x more revenue through previously underutilised channels. "Getting agents to do work is the starting point, not the destination," said Pablo Palafox, Co-Founder and CEO of HappyRobot. "HappyRobot's thesis is that enterprise superintelligence, where an organisation's collective intelligence compounds as agents and people learn from one another, requires far more than task-performing agents. It requires a platform and a deployed motion capable of operationalizing that platform inside a specific business." HappyRobot was co-founded by Pablo Palafox, Javi Palafox, and Luis Paarup, who serve as CEO, COO, and CTO, respectively. Their leadership brings a unique combination of deep AI expertise, firsthand operational experience and technical execution, giving HappyRobot a product vision rooted in the real-world complexity its customers face. HappyRobot works with more than 150 enterprise customers, including DHL, Uber, and Kuehne + Nagel, and has grown 5x since raising its Series B late 2025. After first proving its platform in logistics, HappyRobot is expanding across the supply chain as well as into insurance, energy and utilities, telecommunications, airlines, and other sectors where business-critical work still depends on manual coordination across fragmented systems. "It had been a while since we met a company that fundamentally expands what enterprise AI can do," said Anne-Charlotte Philbert, Partner at Eurazeo. "While most AI enhances individual productivity, HappyRobot automates complex, end-to-end business operations with AI agents already running in production at scale. From day one, we knew Pablo and the team were building something special: a truly AI-native platform, world-class technical depth, and customers seeing exceptional ROI in mission-critical industries such as supply chain, energy, telecommunications, and banking. We're excited to partner with HappyRobot as they build the AI-native operating system for enterprise operations and accelerate their expansion across Europe."
HappyRobot lands $150M Series C to scale agentic AI for enterprise operations. The new funding values the company at $1.2 billion as it expands beyond logistics into insurance, energy, telecoms, airlines, and other industries that rely on complex operational coordination. HappyRobot, a company developing agentic AI for supply chains has raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo. Existing investors a16z, Base10, Y Combinator are doubling down with participation from strategics like Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), KFund, Orange, and T.Capital (Deutsche Telekom), Bankinter, Endeavor Catalyst and Wave-X. The round values the company at $1.2 billion post-money, bringing total funding to around $200 million. Enterprise operations continue to rely on millions of phone calls, emails, documents and disconnected systems every day. While AI has made it easier to generate information, many organisations still struggle to automate the work required to keep their businesses running. HappyRobot bridges that gap by deploying AI agents that can execute and reason within existing enterprise systems while working alongside employees. HappyRobot's platform enables organisations to build, deploy, and manage AI agents that automate complex operational workflows across voice, email, documents, and the web. By learning from every interaction and execution, it helps organisations capture operational knowledge, streamline information exchange, and gain real-time visibility across their operations. Through the millions of tasks HappyRobot agents execute each month, customers are seeing measurable impact across departments. Deployment isn't a one-time project but an ongoing partnership: initial agents typically go live within 4 to 12 weeks, and each sprint that follows refines the agents already in production and adds new ones. One customer is automating 28,000 hours of work every month. In customer care, agents are achieving 9.4/10 customer satisfaction scores and more than 70 per cent autonomous resolution on average. Operational teams have increased capacity by 10x, and sales teams have generated 5x more revenue through previously underutilised channels. The company works with more than 150+ enterprise customers, including DHL, Kuehne + Nagel, Naturgy, Repsol, and Uber, and has grown 5x since raising its Series B late last year. After first proving its platform in logistics, one of the world's most operationally demanding industries, HappyRobot is expanding across the supply chain as well as into insurance, energy and utilities, telecommunications, airlines, and other sectors where business-critical work still depends on manual coordination across fragmented systems. "Getting agents to do work is the starting point, not the destination," said Pablo Palafox, co-founder and CEO of HappyRobot. "HappyRobot's thesis is that enterprise superintelligence, where an organisation's collective intelligence compounds as agents and people learn from one another, requires far more than task-performing agents. It requires a platform and a deployed motion capable of operationalising that platform inside a specific business." "Many industries have a surprising share of their costs locked up in coordination, the calls, emails, and handoffs that keep work flowing," said Kerry Wei, Partner at Prysm Capital "While getting an agent to complete a discrete task is increasingly simple, deploying them across multi-step enterprise workflows has proven far more difficult. HappyRobot has built the missing link - the governance, interfaces, and context layer - that enables agents to work seamlessly across complex workflows, driving real ROI by allowing companies to capture value without asking employees to adopt anything new." "It had been a while since we met a company that fundamentally expands what enterprise AI can do," said Anne-Charlotte Philbert, Partner at Eurazeo: "From day one, we knew Pablo and the team were building something special: a truly AI-native platform, world-class technical depth, and customers seeing exceptional ROI in mission-critical industries such as supply chain, energy, telecommunications, and banking." Over the past year, HappyRobot has expanded from two offices to eight locations across North America, Europe, LATAM, and Australia, reflecting growing demand from enterprises looking to automate complex operational workflows. The new funding will accelerate investment in HappyRobot's platform, including expanded AI capabilities, enterprise integrations and the infrastructure required to deploy AI agents at scale. The company will also continue growing its engineering, deployment and go-to-market teams globally to support increasing demand from enterprises across industries. Follow the developments in the technology world. What would you like us to deliver to you?
The AI agent startup just raised $150 million after growing revenue more than 5x and landing customers that have expanded contracts by as much as 10x.
Series A announcement. Happyrobot Inc. is excited to announce its $15.6M Series A round led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), with support from RyderVentures and other strategic investors. Carlos Becker Deployment Lead Happyrobot Inc. is excited to announce its $15.6M Series A round led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), with support from RyderVentures and other strategic investors. This brings its total amount raised to $17.5M, with previous seed funding from Array Ventures and Y Combinator, and supports its mission to automate communication across the supply chain. Its why. Happyrobot Inc. started this journey because of Javi's (Co-founder & COO) experience on the shipper side, paying fines to retailers for falling short on their OTIF scorecards. He knew the problem stemmed from communication gaps along the journey of the load. Pablo (Co-founder & CEO) & Luis (Co-founder & CTO) had extensive experience in AI research and were eager to apply recent breakthroughs in voice AI technology. With Javi's insights, and its understanding that phone calls are at the heart of communication in logistics, Happyrobot Inc. has a clear understanding of the problem & are passionate about solving it. Communication in logistics quickly becomes overwhelming, especially when there aren't enough hands to pick up every phone call or stay on top of every load. Happyrobot Inc. is eager to tackle this challenge for an industry that's so critical to its global economy, a sentiment shared by its partners at a16z. "Today, the logistics industry underpinning our global economy is stretched. As a key part of the ecosystem, even small to midsize freight brokers can make and receive hundreds, if not thousands, of calls per day - and hiring for this job is increasingly difficult," said Anish Acharya, general partner at a16z. "By providing customers with autonomous decision making, HappyRobot's agentic AI platform helps these brokers operate more reliably and efficiently." Where Happyrobot Inc. is today. It's been a year since Happyrobot Inc. started building HappyRobot, and Happyrobot Inc. is now working with over 50 customers, automating millions of phone calls. Its platform deploys AI agents - what Happyrobot Inc. like to call AI workers - that can handle conversations and take action on their own. Unlike the more rigid RPA systems of the past, its AI workers are dynamic, reacting to conversations as they unfold while always keeping the end goal in mind. Its AI workers fully integrate with existing systems and do more than just read information - they log offers, load details, and critical updates. Everything is recorded and can be leveraged for future use. Starting with the complex communication needs of freight brokers, its AI workers are often automating inbound and outbound carrier sales, various check calls, and POD collections. Today, Happyrobot Inc. is helping brokers, carriers, freight forwarders, warehouses, and others across the supply chain boost efficiency, improve margins, and free up human teams from repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on more strategic work. Its customers are seeing tremendous value in implementing HappyRobot, reducing call times by half and cutting operational costs by a third. "By August, we'd completed over 100,000 AI-driven calls using HappyRobot and expect to do ten times that amount next year," said Andrew Smith, SVP at Circle Logistics. "Using HappyRobot's agentic AI, 100% of calls were answered 24/7 with no hold time and our staff are using phones to do higher value work like build relationships rather than just to exchange data." What's next. Happyrobot Inc. is still all in on the supply chain. While there are plenty of general voice AI applications out there, Happyrobot Inc. believe the real impact comes from applying AI to specific industries. The supply chain, in particular, has so many unique details in every conversation that broad, general-purpose AI tools just don't address. Happyrobot Inc. is focused on getting those nuances right to make a real difference. Happyrobot Inc. is continuing to expand into additional communication platforms, including email and messaging, and Happyrobot Inc. has got a new platform launching soon. This one takes things up a notch with more complex workflows - its AI can even put people on hold while sending messages or making other calls. Plus, it remembers past conversations, providing more context to personalize calls. Happyrobot Inc.'ll be using the funds from this round to continue supporting its incredible customers and partners by bringing on talented people to join its team. Happyrobot Inc. is on the lookout for folks who can help Happyrobot Inc. build best in class technology while delivering excellent service. Grateful for another day building the future with the best team in the game. Now, back to work!!! Enterprise AI strategy Its manifesto is the belief that true transformation begins when machines don't just analyze, but act. Company news HappyRobot secures $44M in Series B funding to expand its AI operating system for logistics and industrial enterprises.