Motion, a San Francisco-based innovator in AI-driven work management, has raised $60 million across Series B, C, and C2 rounds, achieving a $550 million valuation. The funding, led by Scale Venture Partners, will fuel the expansion of Motion’s agentic work suite, designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with AI-native tools to enhance productivity and operational efficiency.
Motion’s $60 million raise, with a $38 million Series C led by Scale Venture Partners, reflects strong investor confidence in its AI-driven vision. The round, five times oversubscribed, included insiders HOF Capital, 468 Capital, and SignalFire, alongside new investors like Valor Equity Partners and Y Combinator. Stacey Bishop of Scale Venture Partners joins Motion’s board, bringing expertise from her roles at HubSpot and Bill.com. As Bishop noted, “Motion reminds me of HubSpot in its early days—laser-focused on building the best product for SMBs before moving upmarket.”
Motion’s AI Employees product, launched three months ago, has propelled the company to an 8-figure annual recurring revenue (ARR) from zero. This offering enables autonomous task execution within Motion’s work management platform, freeing SMBs to focus on strategic priorities. With over 10,000 SMB customers, Motion’s revenue has tripled year-over-year, serving industries like IT services, marketing, and construction. Joel Peeples, CEO of Ally, stated, “Motion’s AI Project Manager cut our project delivery time by 30%. The Executive Assistant agent gives me back hours every week to win new clients.”
Motion’s end-to-end agentic work suite integrates project management, knowledge management, documents, sheets, calendars, and business intelligence, all embedded with AI agents. Unlike add-on AI solutions, Motion’s platform is built with agents at its core, ensuring seamless functionality. Harry Qi, CEO and co-founder, emphasized, “Our customers are SMBs who make up half of America’s GDP—everyday American businesses like IT services, marketing agencies, and construction companies. They are being left behind in this AI world, and we are going to help them win.”
The funding will accelerate Motion’s development of new applications and AI agents, expanding its engineering and product teams. Michael Seibel, former CEO of Y Combinator, praised Motion, saying, “They are one of the best YC companies and amongst the most formidable founders I’ve ever met.” With plans to release additional tools, Motion aims to further streamline operations for SMBs, enabling them to compete with larger enterprises leveraging custom AI solutions.
Motion’s $60 million raise positions it as a leader in the AI-driven work management space, empowering SMBs to harness AI for operational excellence. By delivering an integrated, agentic work suite, Motion is bridging the gap for everyday businesses, driving efficiency and growth in a competitive landscape.
Founded in 2019 by Harry Qi, Omid Rooholfada, and Ethan Yu, Motion is the first agentic work suite that combines intelligent project and work management with AI agents that execute workflows autonomously, enabling organizations to optimize productivity and operational efficiency. Motion is headquartered in San Francisco and serves over 100,000 customers worldwide.
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