Ex-Monday executives launch Blocks, raise $10M in Seed led by their former employer | CTech

Israeli startup Blocks, which develops an AI platform for building smart tools and AI agents, has raised $10 million in a Seed round led by Israeli software company Monday, marking Monday’s first-ever investment in an external startup. The round also included participation from Qumra Capital and Entrée Capital.

The company was founded in early 2025 by Michal Lupu and Tal Haramati. Michal previously served as VP of Product Growth and Strategy at Monday, while Tal was VP of Technology and part of Monday’s founding team. Blocks currently employs 10 people at its development center in Israel.

In a conversation with Calcalist, the founders explained that they were inspired by the rise of no-code platforms. “We realized that with the help of AI we could create a new generation of applications that not only help you but can actually do a large part of the work for you,” they said.

Although the founders recently left Monday after long tenures on its senior team, they emphasize that Blocks is designed to work with any platform, not just Monday. “We work with them and in collaboration with them, and we really appreciate each other. We worked for years at Monday until the IPO and both knew we wanted to do something together. AI is the change we were waiting for to do something really big,” they added.

The platform targets employees and teams in organizations of all sizes, from managers in large enterprises to small business owners, allowing them to create tools to manage any work process. Blocks is unique in combining application building and AI agents with advanced logic under one roof, enabling any user to build smart applications for managing work.

Blocks’ AI agents function as coworkers, automating daily tasks such as extracting data from files, analyzing documents, scheduling meetings, sending emails, and conducting research. The applications and agents integrate easily with familiar systems such as Hubspot, LinkedIn, Gmail, monday.com, Snowflake, and Notion, ensuring rapid organizational adoption. This represents a shift from passive tools that require constant human input to intelligent tools that perform active work.

Additionally, Blocks offers a Marketplace of templates built by community experts, ready for immediate use or as a starting point for customization. The platform is already widely used across industries, including alternative medicine, construction, and technology operations.

“Having worked closely with Michal and Tal during their years as senior leaders at monday.com, we’ve seen firsthand their deep understanding of workplace productivity challenges and their ability to build solutions that serve users,” says Roy Mann, Co-Founder and the CEO of monday.com. “As monday.com’s first-ever investment, we’re backing founders we know and trust, leaders who know how to tackle one of the biggest opportunities in the future of work, and we couldn’t be more excited to support their journey.”