Plato raises $16M to build fake offices where AI agents learn real jobs

Plato raised a $16M Series A led by Nava Ventures, with Gradient Ventures and Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman joining. It pays professionals to recreate their jobs as simulations where AI labs train and test agents. Total funding is $19M.

Plato, a San Francisco startup that builds pretend workplaces where AI agents can practise real jobs, has raised a $16M Series A, the company said on Wednesday. Nava Ventures led the round, with Gradient Ventures, Transpose Platform and Microsoft AI…