Whirl AI, a San Francisco, CA-based company that leverages foundational intelligence supporting Enterprise AI, has raised $8.9 million in a Seed funding round led by ICONIQ and angel investors.
The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and continue developing its products and services.
Whirl AI uses AI to solve a major challenge in enterprise IT—understanding and improving the systems businesses use every day. Its platform securely tracks how these systems operate in real time, and AI agents help IT teams research, design, build, and test changes much faster, reducing the time from weeks or months to just days or hours without sacrificing quality or control.
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“Every CIO wants to use AI to make their business faster and more innovative,” said Bedi. “But for AI to truly improve core systems, it first needs a clear understanding of the company’s applications, setups, and integrations. Without this context, progress slows down. That’s why we built Whirl AI—to remove this barrier so businesses can move faster and lead with IT.”
“I worked with Sunny for years at Snowflake and saw him handle complex systems at a very large scale,” said Matt Jacobson, Partner at ICONIQ. “The problem Whirl is solving is something he has experienced for over 20 years. Many enterprise AI projects fail to move beyond testing because they don’t fully understand the systems they work in. Whirl is built to solve this, and I believe Sunny is the right person to do it.”
The company was founded by Sunny Bedi, who spent 20 years in CIO and IT leadership roles at major tech companies like VMware, NVIDIA, and Snowflake. He started the company to solve a problem he saw throughout his career: the real knowledge of how enterprise systems work—customisations, workarounds, and past decisions—is scattered and hard to access. Without this context, it’s difficult to improve or transform these systems.
About Whirl AI
Founded in 2025 by Sunny Bedi, Whirl AI is building the future of IT for the AI era. The platform understands the full context of enterprise systems—applications, configurations, and integrations—so AI can work effectively inside complex organisations. Its secure platform and AI agents help IT teams make changes faster, reducing work from weeks to hours without losing quality or control. Founded by experienced industry leaders and backed by top investors, Whirl AI is already being used by leading enterprises to improve speed and drive business transformation.
About ICONIQ
Founded in 2011, ICONIQ is a global investment firm that supports innovation through a strong network of community members. The firm partners with visionary leaders, manages client wealth and legacies, builds high-performing investment portfolios and invests in areas where technology is driving major change. It also promotes collaborative philanthropy to create meaningful impact, aiming to use its capital and network to turn bold ideas into real world success.
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