Dust builds an AI operating system platform that enables enterprises to deploy, orchestrate, and govern specialized AI agents safely integrated with company knowledge and tools. Founded in 2023 and backed by Sequoia, the company serves over 5,000 organizations including Cursor, Clay, Whatnot, Persona, and 1Password.
The platform addresses a fundamental shift in how work gets done: connecting AI models directly to existing workflows and company data. Rather than isolated AI tools, Dust enables teams to compose fleets of specialized agents that work alongside employees, with built-in governance and safety controls. The company provides universal AI primitives designed to make enterprise workflows more intelligent - analogous to how foundational UI primitives transformed software development.
The team comprises engineers from Stripe, OpenAI, and other leading technology companies. Engineering velocity is a core operational principle: the entire team ships to production daily, maintaining the speed and intensity required to build infrastructure for the AI era. Despite rapid growth, the company maintains a focused, high-impact approach to product development with intense user focus.