A technology company led by two Duke University alumni is considering the Triangle for a future office as it prepares to expand its workforce following a $150 million investment round.
Serval, a San Francisco-based developer of artificial intelligence software for workplace support, announced Oct. 29 that the financing values the company at $3 billion, triple its valuation in December. The round, led by Sequoia Capital, brings its total funding to $277 million.
The North Carolina connection runs through CEO and co-founder Jake Stauch and Chief Operating Officer Tatiana Birgisson, a married couple who met at Duke. Both started businesses in Durham while undergraduates. Stauch founded NeuroPlus, which developed video games controlled by brain activity, while Birgisson created the Mati Energy drink company. After pursuing careers at other technology companies, Stauch co-founded Serval in 2024. Several of its first employees were Duke graduates, according to Axios Raleigh, which first reported the company’s interest in opening a Triangle office…