# Luis Paarup

> Luis Paarup is the Co-Founder and CTO of HappyRobot, the AI voice agent platform transforming how logistics enterprises automate operations. A robotics engineer by training with a Masters from the Technical University of Munich, Luis met his co-founder Pablo Palafox on a competitive underwater robotics team and went on to build one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the supply chain space. HappyRobot, a Y Combinator S23 company backed by a16z and Base10 Partners, has raised over $100M and deployed AI workers at 70+ enterprise customers including DHL, Ryder, and U.S. Xpress.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CTO at HappyRobot
- **Organizations:** HappyRobot, Y Combinator (S23), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, TECNALIA Research & Innovation, EY, Robdos Team Underwater Robotics, Technical University of Munich
- **From:** Spain
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Robotics and Electronics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (joint program with TUM)
- **Known for:** Co-founded HappyRobot, which raised $44M Series B from Base10 Partners and a16z in September 2025, Built voice AI platform deployed at 70+ enterprise customers including DHL, Ryder, Schneider, Werner, U.S. Xpress, Led technical architecture for platform achieving SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, EU AI Act, NIST CSF, and DORA compliance

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Studied Robotics and Electronics; met Pablo Palafox on day two of undergraduate program through competitive underwater robotics team
- **2010s** — Completed Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- **2015-2022** — Technical roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in Madrid; worked on data center automation and cloud projects across Europe and the Middle East
- **2020s** — Worked at TECNALIA Research & Innovation on AI/ML research
- **2020s** — Worked at EY on enterprise technology projects
- **2022** — Co-founded HappyRobot with Pablo Palafox and Javier Palafox
- **2023** — HappyRobot accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2023 (S23) batch; pivoted from computer vision to voice AI for logistics
- **2024** — HappyRobot launched voice agent product; secured first enterprise customers; raised $15.6M Series A led by a16z
- **2025-09** — HappyRobot raised $44M Series B led by Base10 Partners with a16z, Samsara Ventures, and others; deployed at 70+ enterprise customers including DHL, Ryder, Werner, U.S. Xpress

## Achievements

- Co-founded HappyRobot, which raised $44M Series B from Base10 Partners and a16z in September 2025
- Built voice AI platform deployed at 70+ enterprise customers including DHL, Ryder, Schneider, Werner, U.S. Xpress
- Led technical architecture for platform achieving SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, EU AI Act, NIST CSF, and DORA compliance
- Helped HappyRobot go from YC S23 demo day to $44M Series B in approximately 18 months
- Platform achieved 75% autonomous resolution on critical workflows at U.S. Xpress
- Research published on IEEE Xplore and Google Scholar in computer vision and AI
- Platform reduced appointment scheduling from 1 week to under 30 minutes for enterprise customers
- Collections operations delivering 100x+ returns; outbound sales generating 19x+ ROI on the platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — HappyRobot raised $44M Series B led by Base10 Partners, with participation from a16z, Array Ventures, Samsara Ventures, Tokio Marine, WaVe-X, WiL, and Y Combinator
- **2025-09** — HappyRobot published AI Manifesto alongside Series B announcement, articulating vision of 'compound intelligence' and total enterprise automation
- **2024-12** — HappyRobot raised $15.6M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- **2024** — HappyRobot launched voice agent product and reached first enterprise customers including DHL, Ryder, and U.S. Xpress

## Links

- Website: https://happyrobot.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/luispaarup
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/paarupluis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luispaarup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpaarup/

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Last updated: 2026-05-25