The challenge of fragmented HR data and brittle system integrations has long forced People Operations teams to operate reactively, relying on spreadsheets and costly consultants. Aragorn AI, a company building a People Ops Operating System, has announced a $4.3 million seed funding round to solve this problem. The round was led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital, bringing the company's total funding to $5.5 million. The capital will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts for its platform, which unifies HR data, analytics, and agentic AI assistants into a single, proactive system.
Quick Intel
Aragorn AI raised a $4.3 million seed round led by LiveOak Ventures.
Total funding now stands at $5.5 million.
The platform is a People Ops OS that unifies HR data, analytics, and AI assistants.
It features an Integrations Engine, an Analytics Studio, and an Agentic Studio.
The goal is to help HR teams become proactive and data-driven, not reactive.
The company was founded in 2022 by siblings Ed and Gladys Adjei.
Replacing Fragmented Systems with a Unified OS
Aragorn AI's platform is designed to replace point-to-point integrations and siloed dashboards with a cohesive operating system. It combines three core capabilities: an Integrations Engine that connects systems like payroll and ATS in days, not months; an Analytics Studio for exploring workforce trends with no-code dashboards; and an Agentic Studio that allows HR teams to deploy AI-powered assistants in tools like Slack without any engineering. This unified data foundation empowers HR to manage integrations independently, unify analytics, and deploy AI for day-to-day reporting and policy inquiries.
“We’re not building yet another Workday plugin, a prettier consultant UI, or slapping a chatbot on top of an archaic system,” said Ed Adjei, CEO of Aragorn AI. “We’re rethinking the entire HR stack by starting with how HR and People Ops teams actually work—messy data, evolving orgs, real-world workflows—and building backward from there. Aragorn fits the way HR teams operate today, not a system designed to generate consulting fees.”
Founding Mission and Market Validation
The company was founded in 2022 by siblings Ed and Gladys Adjei, who shared a mission to fix HR's persistent data fragmentation issues. Their combined experience in engineering and secure systems informed the platform's development. Aragorn AI is already trusted by enterprises including Plaid and The Friedkin Group, where it has simplified integrations and enabled teams to operate more efficiently. This funding and market traction validate the company's approach to turning HR into a modern, technology-driven function that moves from reactive firefighting to strategic, proactive leadership.
Founded in 2022, Aragorn AI helps HR teams unify data, run analytics, and deploy AI-powered HR assistants that reason over org structures, policies, and people data. With Aragorn, HR teams move from reactive firefighting to proactive, strategic leadership.
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