# Cascade AI

> Cascade AI is a Bellevue/Seattle-based startup building an agentic AI platform for HR and IT operations. Its AI teammates sit across systems of record like Workday, ADP, UKG and ServiceNow to answer employee questions and resolve requests across benefits, leave, compensation, policy and IT - executing workflows in real time rather than just surfacing information. Founded in 2022 by former Microsoft engineers Ana-Maria Constantin and Pulak Goyal, the company raised a $3.75M seed round led by Gradient, Google's AI-focused venture fund, and says customers see roughly a 50% drop in HR ticket volume after deployment.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Bellevue, Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Ana-Maria Constantin (CEO & Co-Founder), Pulak Goyal (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~22 employees
- **Products:** Employee Support AI, Guided HR Workflow AI, Digital Support Agentic AI (ITSM), Agentic Workflow Platform
- **Notable:** Raised $3.75M seed led by Gradient, Google's AI-focused venture fund (Oct 2024)., Reports automating 50%+ of HR support operations for customers, with up to ~85% ticket reduction expected as adoption grows., CEO Ana-Maria Constantin named GeekWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

## Products & services

- **Employee Support AI** — Handles the full lifecycle of employee HR requests - from the first question to the closed transaction - across benefits, policy, leave, and compensation.
- **Guided HR Workflow AI** — Walks employees through benefits decisions with personalized, policy-aware support, turning open enrollment into a confident choice.
- **Digital Support Agentic AI (ITSM)** — Resolves IT service requests end-to-end, from access provisioning to incident triage, without a ticket queue between the employee and the resolution.
- **Agentic Workflow Platform** — An agentic AI layer that sits across HRIS, ITSM, payroll, benefits administration, and identity systems - interpreting policy, verifying identity, and executing workflows in real time, scoped to each employee's role and permissions.

## Achievements

- Raised $3.75M seed led by Gradient, Google's AI-focused venture fund (Oct 2024).
- Reports automating 50%+ of HR support operations for customers, with up to ~85% ticket reduction expected as adoption grows.
- CEO Ana-Maria Constantin named GeekWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
- CEO recognized as a 2025 Google Cloud Partner All-Star.
- Joined the Google Cloud ISV Springboard Program.
- Fastest customer deployment in five business days; most customers live within 2-4 weeks.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Announced $3.75M seed funding led by Gradient and expanded product to give every employee a personal HR assistant.
- **2025-01** — Joined the Google Cloud ISV Springboard Program to accelerate AI-powered HR transformation.
- **2025-01** — CEO Ana-Maria Constantin recognized as a 2025 Google Cloud Partner All-Star.
- **2025-01** — Expanded platform beyond HR into agentic IT service management (ITSM), resolving IT requests end-to-end.

## Links

- Website: https://gocascade.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cascade-ai

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Last updated: 2026-07-06