{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a","json":"https://digestai.news/story/labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a.md","slug":"labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a","headline":"Labelbox raises $100M+ Series E at $1.25B valuation to expand AI agents and RL tools","summary":"Labelbox announced a **$100 million+ Series E round** on October 14, 2026, valuing the company at **$1.25 billion pre-money**. The financing, led by **Infinitum Partners** (which also provides a credit facility), includes **Wipro Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital, Tau Ventures, and Snowpoint Ventures**. Chief executive **Manu Sharma** noted the deal will fund compute infrastructure and team expansion for its two core products: **Horizon** (reinforcement-learning environments) and **Recursion Managed Agents**, which launched for enterprise customers in October 2026.\n\nLabelbox claims **profitability in 2026** and **fivefold year-over-year growth**, serving over **400 customers**, including **90% of leading U.S. AI labs**. Horizon simulates business tasks across **thousands of worlds** with **millions of graded trajectories**, while Recursion Agents automate workflows via **multi-agent, team, or auto modes**, scoring work against rubrics and updating memory dynamically. The company highlights **32% cost savings** in internal pull-request reviews after agent improvements. Pricing is per-agent session hour, with **existing enterprise customers receiving a $100 credit**.","keyPoints":["Labelbox raised **$100M+ in Series E** at a **$1.25B pre-money valuation**, led by Infinitum Partners with a credit facility","Funds will expand **Horizon (RL environments)** and **Recursion Managed Agents**, now open to enterprise customers since October 2026","Company reports **profitability in 2026**, **5x year-over-year growth**, and **400+ customers**, including 90% of top U.S. AI labs"],"whyItMatters":"Labelbox’s funding underscores growing demand for **scalable RL environments and agentic automation**, targeting AI labs, hyperscalers, and enterprises. Its **self-built infrastructure** and **cost-efficiency claims** (e.g., 32% review savings) position it as a key player in **enterprise AI workflows** and **agentic tooling**.","category":{"slug":"enterprise","name":"Enterprise & Industry","url":"https://digestai.news/category/enterprise"},"entities":{"companies":["Labelbox","Infinitum Partners","Wipro Ventures","Andreessen Horowitz","B Capital","Tau Ventures"],"models":[],"people":["Manu Sharma"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-14T21:37:18Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T21:37:18Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Unite.AI","title":"Labelbox Raises $100M+ Series E at $1.25B Valuation to Advance RL and AI Agents","url":"https://unite.ai/labelbox-raises-100m-plus-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-advance-rl-and-ai-agents","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T21:37:18Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Labelbox raises $100M+ Series E at $1.25B valuation to expand AI agents and RL tools\", 14 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Labelbox raises $100M+ Series E at $1.25B valuation to expand AI agents and RL tools","datePublished":"2026-10-14T21:37:18Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/labelbox-raises-100m-series-e-at-1-25b-valuation-to-expand-ai-agents-a"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}