# Auger raises $50M Series B for AI supply chain automation

> Auger, a supply chain startup led by former Amazon operations chief Dave Clark, has raised a $50 million Series B, bringing its total funding to $150 million. Eclipse Ventures led the round, and the company has already landed sizable customers including Meta's VR and AR unit, Fanatics, and Kimberly-Clark. The product tackles a famously messy problem. Corporate supply chains run across a tangle of separate systems for enterprise planning, warehouses, transportation, and demand forecasting, and getting them to act as one is hard. Auger layers AI agents and optimization models on top of those systems to automate execution rather than just report on it. Clark's operational pedigree gives the pitch credibility, and the early customer list suggests large enterprises are willing to test AI-driven logistics in production. If agents can reliably coordinate decisions across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms, the payoff in cost and speed for physical goods could be substantial.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: GeekWire · Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Auger, a supply chain startup led by former Amazon operations chief Dave Clark, has raised a $50 million Series B, bringing its total funding to $150 million. Eclipse Ventures led the round, and the company has already landed sizable customers including Meta's VR and AR unit, Fanatics, and Kimberly-Clark. The product tackles a famously messy problem. Corporate supply chains run across a tangle of separate systems for enterprise planning, warehouses, transportation, and demand forecasting, and getting them to act as one is hard. Auger layers AI agents and optimization models on top of those systems to automate execution rather than just report on it. Clark's operational pedigree gives the pitch credibility, and the early customer list suggests large enterprises are willing to test AI-driven logistics in production. If agents can reliably coordinate decisions across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms, the payoff in cost and speed for physical goods could be substantial.

## Source

[Read the full story at GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/supply-chain-startup-auger-led-by-ex-amazon-operations-chief-raises-50m-and-lands-big-customers/)

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