Arbor, a New York-based AI research platform for enterprise operations, has secured $6.3 million in combined Seed and pre-Seed funding.
Investors
The funding round was led by 645 Ventures, with participation from Next Play Ventures, Chaac Ventures, Comma Capital, and notable angel investors.
645 Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders building iconic companies. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and growth stages across fintech, consumer, healthtech, enterprise, cybersecurity, infrastructure/developer tools, and deep tech. 645 Ventures manages over $550M in AUM across five funds.
Arbor Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand its engineering, product, and go-to-market teams and accelerate product development to serve additional industries and enterprise use cases.
About Arbor
Founded by Kelly Zhou, Veronica Ma, and Ashish Dsa, Arbor is an AI research platform that captures and analyzes qualitative insights from frontline employees and customers at enterprise scale. Its platform automates the entire process, conducting thousands of conversations simultaneously and surfacing patterns in real-time. Arbor’s mission is to unlock ground truth. Headquartered in New York, Arbor serves complex enterprises like First Student and Lyons Magnus.
Funding Details
Company: Find Arbor Incorporated (Arbor)
Raised: $6.3M
Round: Seed + Pre-Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: 645 Ventures
Additional Investors: Next Play Ventures, Chaac Ventures, Comma Capital, angel investors
Company Website: https://www.findarbor.com/
Software Category: AI / Enterprise Research / Employee Insights
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/arbor-raises-6-3m-to-turn-frontline-voices-into-operational-intelligence-302677666.html