Champ AI, a software startup based in San Francisco, has successfully raised $8.5 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Redpoint Ventures and saw contributions from defy.vc, SV Angel, and notable industry angels such as Max Mullen and JJ Zhuang. The company intends to utilize this funding to bolster its engineering and go-to-market teams, expedite product development, and enhance its footprint in critical sectors like healthcare, finance, insurance, and logistics. Founded in 2026 by Jagannath Putrevu, Ted Cheng, and Peter Lin, Champ AI specializes in enterprise automation, providing a platform that aids businesses in identifying, automating, and optimizing operational workflows through AI agents. This technology allows organizations to automate tasks ranging from browser activities to document processing and phone-based workflows, thereby improving efficiency and scaling operations without increasing personnel.

