Delos Raises €10 Million to Introduce 100% AI Employees in Companies

Delos, a Paris-based scale-up, has announced a €10 million funding round to introduce fully virtual employees into businesses. The company develops workers, or super workers, capable of replacing humans in digital tasks. The funding round was led by Bpifrance, C4 Ventures, and Founders Future. Delos initially offered a collaborative enterprise platform to access various market AI tools. However, after seeing the success of its first agents, the company shifted its focus to developing fully virtual employee profiles. This research and development process led to the creation of what Delos calls workers. A worker is a virtual employee equipped with a phone number, unique memory, a virtualized computer, and an email address, much like a real company collaborator. These workers have a memory that allows them to be relevant over months or even years. They can be hired in minutes but require onboarding and training. These workers learn and self-configure continuously, which is their key strength.

The automated and self-learning configuration of workers means that the technical setup differs very little from that of a human collaborator. The configuration is simplified for enterprises, requiring only explanation and continuous progress. A commercial worker at Delos, for example, can handle almost all situations after four months of work. Once in production, these workers can fill various roles, from purchasing services and financial control to administrative back-office tasks and IT support. Some solopreneurs work with Delos using 5, 8, or even 10 workers to form a virtual team. Since its launch four months ago, Delos has deployed its solution in over 300 companies, including more than a dozen mid-sized enterprises and large groups, and currently operates 2,000 workers continuously. This success has significantly boosted the company's growth. Delos's revenue has increased from €2.5 million to €5 million in just three months, with a target of €10 million in annual recurring revenue by the end of the year.

The business model is based solely on subscription and token consumption. The token credit system unifies different types of model consumption, including voice, text, image, and video models. While some workers, particularly in engineering, may consume more tokens and thus cost more, they remain competitive compared to human workers. The €10 million raised will support Delos's ambitions to expand into the American market. The company has already opened this market and secured initial clients, including tech scale-ups with hundreds or even thousands of collaborators. Delos aims to become a leading player in the European agentic landscape within the year and potentially in robotics as well. The company is already experimenting with the possibility of assigning real-world tasks to humanoid robots.