Restate raises $20M Series A led by Singular
Berlin-based startup Restate has secured a $20 million Series A funding round led by Singular, with participation from Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures. The company, co-founded by Stephen Ewan in 2022, provides durable workflow infrastructure that ensures multi-step processes remain resilient to crashes and network interruptions. While originally designed for general software,…
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- Restate raised a $20 million Series A led by Singular, with Redpoint and Capital One Ventures participating.
- The Berlin-based startup builds durable workflow infrastructure specifically suited for managing complex AI agent processes.
- Restate aims to challenge Temporal, which recently raised $550 million at a $12.55 billion valuation.
Ewan noted that the explosion of AI agents has driven significant growth, with Restate closing multiple six- and seven-figure customer contracts in recent months. The startup aims to compete with Temporal, a major player in the durable infrastructure space that recently raised $550 million at a $12.55 billion valuation. Restate differentiates itself by building its own storage and replication layers rather than relying on external databases, resulting in a faster and more lightweight system. Current customers include the vibe coding platform Replit and various Fortune 500 companies in the financial sector.
The new capital will be used to hire a go-to-market team, recruit additional engineers, and expand Restate’s presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ewan believes that durable infrastructure will become as essential as databases for companies of all sizes, regardless of their industry, as AI adoption continues to grow.
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TechCrunch AI · 30 September 2026
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