Neo4j, the global leader in graph intelligence, announced a $100 million investment to strengthen its role in generative AI (GenAI). The funding supports new agentic AI solutions and one of the largest AI-native startup programs worldwide, designed to back 1,000 startups over the next year.

This investment comes as enterprises struggle to move GenAI from pilots to production. MIT research shows 95% of pilots fail due to weak context and memory. Neo4j aims to close that gap by delivering infrastructure that reduces wasted AI spend and ensures accurate, explainable outcomes at scale.

Emil Eifrem, Co-Founder and CEO of Neo4j, stated: “Agentic systems are the future of software. They require contextual reasoning, persistent memory, and traceable outputs. Graph technology is designed to deliver all three.”

New Agentic AI Offerings

Neo4j introduced two new solutions to simplify building AI agents using enterprise data.

  • Neo4j Aura Agent (early access) allows enterprises to build, test, and deploy AI agents on their data in minutes. The tool offers automated orchestration and AIOps for graph-based knowledge retrieval.
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Neo4j integrates graph-based memory into existing agents. It supports natural language queries, auto-generated models, and automated database management.

Both products enable enterprises to build AI agents that are accurate, explainable, and production-ready.

Industry leaders have already expressed support. Conor O’Shea, AI Architect at Daimler Truck, said Neo4j provides the accuracy and reasoning AI systems need. Nitin Sood from QIAGEN added that Neo4j Aura Agent could transform healthcare and drug discovery.

Startup Program for AI-Native Companies

Neo4j also launched a Startup Program that will support over 1,000 AI-native companies within 12 months. The program offers cloud credits, technical resources, and go-to-market support. Companies such as Firework, Hyperlinear, Rivio, and Zep are already participating.

David Klein, Board Director at Neo4j, said: “Eight out of ten GenAI startups we meet are re-platforming on Neo4j. It’s the natural choice for building intelligent systems with context and memory.”

Leadership and Growth

Neo4j promoted Sudhir Hasbe to President and Chief Product Officer, appointed Mark Woodhams as Chief Revenue Officer, and hired Ajay Singh from Databricks as Head of Global Field Engineering. These moves support growth and product innovation.

Neo4j is trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and powers agentic deployments for Uber, Walmart, and Klarna. The company recorded 6X growth in GenAI customers and 58% growth in cloud consumption in the past year.

Board members emphasized the conviction behind the $100M investment. Patrick Pichette, Partner at Inovia Capital and former Google CFO, said Neo4j is “building a generational company positioned to lead in agentic AI.”

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News Source:Businesswire.com