Former WalkMe execs launch ai.work to bring autonomous AI to enterprise workflows
Backed by $10 million in Seed funding, the Israeli startup aims to streamline internal operations with AI-driven agents that integrate into existing enterprise systems.
A new Israeli startup led by two WalkMe veterans is attempting to bring a more autonomous model of artificial intelligence into the enterprise mainstream, one aimed not at customer service or creative tasks, but at the internal processes many companies still handle with tickets, forms, and manual oversight.
Tel Aviv-based ai.work announced it has exited stealth with $10 million in Seed funding, led by A* and lool ventures, with participation from First Minute Capital, SV Angel, Liquid2, and other investors. The company is launching an “AI Worker” platform that it says can automate internal operations across IT, legal, HR, procurement, finance, and other service functions.
Founded in 2024 by Maor Ezer and Nir Nahum, both of whom held senior roles at digital adoption platform WalkMe (now majority-owned by SAP), ai.work is attempting to solve a persistent but often overlooked enterprise challenge: the friction and cost of managing routine internal workflows. Its platform is designed to integrate into systems like ServiceNow, Slack, Salesforce, and Microsoft 365, allowing companies to deploy AI-driven agents that work behind the scenes, process requests, and only escalate exceptions to human managers.
“We recognized that simply deploying AI agents wasn't enough. Enterprises need a solution that understands the complexities of their operations, provides robust security and control, and can be readily implemented,” said ai.work CEO and co-founder Maor Ezer, formerly the CMO at WalkMe. “We're not just offering another AI tool; we're building the foundation for the AI-driven workforce of the future. Our AI Workers are designed to be integral members of your team, enhancing productivity and driving growth.”
Early pilots with companies including WalkMe, DealHub, and Vertice show promising results, the company says. In testing, ai.work claims to reduce time spent on tasks by up to 65%, while freeing employees from the need to supervise automated processes.
Dan Adika, CEO of WalkMe and now a board member at ai.work, said the company is already seeing a 35% reduction in manual ticket handling after deploying the platform internally. “We are now successfully proving the value of AI, and it couldn’t be at a more pressing time for growing organizations,” he said.
While many AI startups are focused on generative content or customer interaction, ai.work is positioning itself as an infrastructure layer for internal enterprise automation. Its platform is agentic, meaning its AI Workers can orchestrate complex workflows across applications and departments without direct human prompting. That positions it as an alternative to both traditional RPA (robotic process automation) and the newer wave of more fragmented AI copilots.
Ezer and Nahum, who holds nine U.S. patents and was a founding member and former CTO of WalkMe, are betting that their understanding of enterprise software, and their track record of building digital adoption tools, gives them an advantage in building what they call the “AI-driven workforce of the future.”
