TL;DRArrakis raised $38M led by Blossom Capital and Accel to build an AI operating system for industrial sectors like aerospace and logistics
Arrakis, a London and Paris startup building what it calls an AI operating system for industrial companies, has emerged from stealth with $38 million in total funding and a thesis that the biggest returns from artificial intelligence will come from factories and supply chains, not office software. The company raised a $30 million Series A led by Blossom Capital, on top of a seven and a half million dollar seed round led by Accel that closed in March. The Series A values Arrakis at $140 million post-money, according to Fortune, which first reported the round.
CEO Rafael Quintanilla, a former vice president at Accel, co-founded Arrakis in January 2026 with Haroun Beltaifa and Romain Fouilland, both formerly of Palantir, and Mikhail Galkov, previously of Delivery Hero. The founding team’s Palantir pedigree is deliberate, Quintanilla has said the company sees Palantir as a legacy player ripe for disruption. Arrakis positions itself as a faster, more flexible alternative to Palantir’s entrenched government and enterprise contracts, as well as to traditional consulting firms that charge for headcount rather than outcomes.
