Herdr raised $6 million in a seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners on September 9, 2026, to enhance its AI agent terminal platform and expand its engineering team.
The round included additional participation from Y Combinator, e2vc and Tobi Lutke.
Herdr’s use of funds
Herdr plans to use the capital to improve the runtime performance, stability and scalability of its platform. The company also intends to hire engineers with expertise in Rust, terminal development and AI agent technology.
Investors and company details
The seed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Herdr describes itself as a technology company developing an AI agent terminal project aimed at improving autonomous AI workflows. Company website: https://herdr.dev. Software category: AI Agents.

