# Zeit AI

> Autonomous data engineer for European mid-market firms — connects ERP/CRM, cleans tables, ships analytics apps.

## Why it is interesting

Palantir alumni raised €5M (~$5.8M) seed on Sep 3, 2026 after a company-claimed €1M ARR with six people; YC S24 plus Hasso Plattner VC and industrial angels — selling German-hosted data engineering to Mittelstand controllers who cannot hire the human version.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Seed — €5M (September 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **Latest funding investors:** Y Combinator, Hasso Plattner VC, University of Oxford Seed Fund, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, ACE Ventures

## Key facts

- €5M seed (Sep 3, 2026) — Tech.eu; ~$5.8M Dealroom conversion cited in secondary coverage
- YC S24; company claims €1M ARR in twelve months with six people (YC company page)
- Named industrial customers include Kolbenschmidt, Horsch, Allgaier Agrarhandel, Jetfly (company/press)

## Funding history

- Seed · €5M · September 2026
  Source: https://tech.eu/2026/09/03/zeit-ai-raises-eur5m-to-give-europes-mid-market-its-own-data-engineer/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/y-combinator

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-zeit-ai-5m-eur-seed-mid-market-data-engineer
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-5-6-investment-news-data-fintech-defense

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**Last updated:** September 6, 2026

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