June Raises $20M to Fix the AI Implementation Mess
Backed by Marc Benioff and Michael Dell, the startup aims to automate the deployment of AI agents across fragmented corporate legacy systems.
A new startup called June has emerged from stealth with $20 million in pre-seed funding to tackle the difficulty large businesses face when deploying AI tools. As TechCrunch first reported, Marc Benioff’s Time Ventures led the round, which included contributions from tech figures such as George Kurtz, Aaron Levie, and Michael Dell.
June's founders — Efrat Rapoport, Ohad Hen, Barak Goldstein, and Idan Tsitiat — previously started Bonobo AI, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2019. Rapoport, a former Salesforce executive, notes that the current industry response to AI implementation is to hire more professional services and forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) to manage the friction of legacy systems and technical debt.
June's platform is designed to scan a company's existing systems to identify bottlenecks and create optimized, agent-powered processes. The tool provides a step-by-step roadmap for implementation, allowing users to remove duplicates and connect data sources before clicking "build" to execute the task.
TechCrunch highlights the utility of the tool through Paul Akinmade, chief strategy officer at mortgage lender CMG. Akinmade reported that while his team transitioned to Claude Code quickly, they hit a wall trying to integrate it with Salesforce. He stated that June provided a clear view of where to deploy agents safely, specifically noting his desire to avoid products that require FDEs or function as a "black box."