On April 29, The Wall Street Journal reported that Parallel Web Systems, an AI infrastructure company founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has completed a $100 million Series B funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $2 billion. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors including Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. Parallel focuses on providing efficient web search and access control infrastructure for 'long-cycle' AI agents, having raised a total of $230 million to date. The company employs approximately 50 people and serves over 100,000 developers and enterprise clients. It is currently prioritizing the expansion of its sales, marketing, and research and development teams to further develop enterprise-level 'AI agent web' scenarios.
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