n8n, the AI workflow automation platform, has secured $180 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to $240 million and valuation to $2.5 billion. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic, and Visionaries Club, alongside corporate investors NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm) and T.Capital.
Bridging the Gap in AI Deployment
This investment recognizes a fundamental shift in the AI landscape. While the race to build smarter models continues, n8n addresses a critical challenge: actually deploying AI reliably in production environments. The platform enables businesses to balance AI autonomy with human control, avoiding the pitfalls of both fully autonomous systems and rigid rule-based approaches.
The Power of Orchestration and Coordination
n8n's approach centers on three key elements: flexible AI control, orchestration capabilities that connect agents to real tools and data sources, and coordination between technical teams and business users. This formula allows organizations to move AI from development to production faster by enabling domain experts and technical builders to collaborate on the same platform in real time.
Commitment to Open Source
Founded in 2019, n8n started as an automation tool before evolving into a comprehensive platform for AI orchestration. The company emphasizes its commitment to its growing community, promising to never restrict access. From individuals automating home devices to the United Nations running mission-critical workflows, n8n serves a diverse user base with deployments spanning cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.
Impressive Growth Trajectory
The company has demonstrated remarkable traction with 6x user growth and 10x revenue growth this year alone. Recent product launches include Evaluations, Data Tables, and numerous platform improvements that make n8n easier to start with while more powerful at scale. The platform's flexibility allows users to integrate any AI model, connect any tool, and deploy anywhere from cloud to Raspberry Pi.
What's Next
The new funding will accelerate n8n's roadmap, focusing on expanding integrations, empowering the ecosystem to build and share custom nodes globally, and developing new interfaces tailored to different team workflows. The company is actively hiring and investing in community education, early feature access, commercial partnerships, and events to foster its growing ecosystem.
Founder Jan Oberhauser envisions a future where building with AI becomes as fundamental as using Excel, transforming users into 10x operators. With this substantial funding round, n8n is positioned to become the default platform for building and deploying AI in production.