Dust raises US$40 million to conquer the USA

AI start-up Dust (ARR of US$20 million, not profitable) completed a US$40-million funding round on May 18, 2026 (the equity amount was not disclosed, Editor’s note). This brings total funding to more than US$60 million. This round was led by U.S. funds Sequoia and Abstract with strategic participation from data giants Snowflake and Datadog. Founded in 2022 by two former Stripe employees –Gabriel Hubert and Stanislas Polu – Dust (3,000 clients including Alan, Qonto, etc.) enables companies to cr