Plato raises $16M Series A for simulated workplaces for AI agents

San Francisco-based Plato has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Gradient Ventures, Transpose Platform and Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. Total funding now stands at $19 million. The startup builds simulated work environments where AI agents practice and are evaluated before operating in live business systems.

• $16M Series A led by Nava Ventures brings Plato's total funding to $19M
• Simulations cover 300 tasks across 10 domains and 36 roles on 210 apps
• Investors include Gradient Ventures, Transpose Platform and Mustafa Suleyman
• Capital will expand the environment library and pay domain experts