Minicor raises $3.8M to link AI with legacy business software
What's the deal? MinicorDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a San Francisco-based AI startup co-founded by Nigerian software engineer Saheed Akinbile, has raised $3.8 million in seed funding to help businesses connect AI applications to older software systems that lack modern integrations. The round was led by Brad Gillespie of IA Ventures. Participants included Y Combinator, Paul GrahamDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Pioneer FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Robinhood VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Garage CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Rebel FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, K5 Global, and 20VC.
What's the endgame? Founded by Faizaan Chishtie and Akinbile, Minicor builds automation infrastructure that lets AI tools interact with traditional desktop applications that lack modern APIs. Its pitch: businesses should adopt AI without first replacing the software they have built operations around.
Why now? Much AI attention has focused on capable models and agents, but deploying them inside established businesses is a different challenge. Many companies still rely on desktop applications built long before cloud computing, which hold critical data but offer limited ways for outside software to access it.
Consider a healthcare firm with an AI system that prepares patient documentation, only to find the hospital's record software still requires manual entry. Minicor turns desktop workflows into API endpoints other applications can call. Customers describe the task they want automated, then use the infrastructure to reach the software through its existing interface.
How does it work? AI agents build and repair workflows, while routine tasks run through predetermined automation steps. That matters because an agent interpreting a screen and deciding what to click every time can add delays, unpredictable behaviour, and computing costs. Minicor reserves AI reasoning for building workflows and handling changes rather than every routine action.
The platform also supports activity logs, video recordings, and human approval controls, letting businesses review automated actions and step in when needed. Those features matter in industries where a data-entry error or undetected failure can carry serious consequences. Minicor targets AI startups and enterprise software providers in healthcare, financial services, automotive services, and logistics.
The signal: The round sits in the 34.7th percentile by amount, a modest seed by current standards. But the investor list — spanning IA Ventures, Y Combinator, and Paul Graham — signals real interest in the unglamorous plumbing that connects new AI to the old systems enterprises still run on.
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