Berlin-based AI startup n8n lands $180M from Accel and Nvidia

Berlin-based AI automation startup n8n raised $180M at a $2.5B valuation in a round led by Accel and backed by Nvidia’s venture arm.

The company closed a Series C funding round on October 9, 2025, with the capital intended to accelerate n8n’s AI capabilities, expand its enterprise offerings, and support its growth. Investors included CrowdStrike’s George Kurtz, NVIDIA’s NVentures, and Deutsche Telekom’s T.Capital, according to an Accel announcement.

Started in 2019 by Jan Oberhauser, n8n is an open-source workflow automation tool helping users integrate different apps and automate business processes. Using Large Language Models (LLMs), it provides AI agent services by offering a visual, node-based automation platform that allows users to create autonomous, decision-making workflows. Accel reports that the company has over 700,000 active developers and is ranked among the Top 50 projects on GitHub.

n8n secured Seed funding led by Sequoia Capital in 2020, followed by a $9 million Series A led by Felicis in 2021. In March 2025, the company closed a $60 million Series B round led by Highland Europe.

AI workflow automation and agent platforms are consolidating into two main groups. Large enterprise platforms like Microsoft Copilot Studio, ServiceNow, UiPath, and Salesforce are racing to integrate automated agents into core business apps. Meanwhile, mid-market tools such as n8n, Zapier, Make, Workato, Tray.io, and Pipedream focus on flexible workflow orchestration across thousands of APIs. Both segments face rising competition as low-code and no-code adoption grows rapidly.

The U.S. remains the most competitive market for AI, while Europe is catching up unevenly. A Crunchbase report shows that AI-related startups in Europe raised $5.2 billion in the third quarter of 2025, up from $2 billion in Q3 2024.

AI startup n8n hits $2.5B valuation after $180M raise