Enterprise AI company Harness closes $240 million round; plans to hire aggressively in India

San Francisco-headquartered Harness, founded by serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, has closed a $240 million in funding valuing it at $5.5 billion. The funding includes a $200-million primary investment led by Goldman Sachs, and a purchase of shares worth $40 million from US-based venture capital firms IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures from the company’s employees, Bansal told ET.

“We are hiring aggressively in India across roles such as software engineers, AI researchers…and should have around 600-700 employees in India this year,”…