Thira, an AI startup founded by Apptio co-founders to develop AI agents that handle back-office tasks such as IT support, raised a $21M seed led by Madrona (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Thira, an AI startup, secured $21 million in seed funding led by Madrona. Founded by Apptio co-founders, Thira aims to develop AI agents for back-office tasks like IT support. This marks another collaboration between Sunny Gupta, a co-founder, and Madrona, following their previous ventures in enterprise tech over the last two decades, including iConclude's sale to Opsware.